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Good artists copy; great artists steal. This famous Picasso quote often reminds me that the best artworks are rather a mix of many other artworks instead of something completely new. Walt Dis...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T08:38:03Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Ąžuolas Lomonosovas
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2019-12-08T08:38:03Z (almost 5 years ago)
> Good artists copy; great artists steal. This famous Picasso quote often reminds me that the best artworks are rather a mix of many other artworks instead of something completely new. Walt Disney made a new version of old fairytales, as Steve Jobs mixed all the previous technologies into one beautiful thing. Having this in mind, I was curious whether I am the only one who is copying my most favourite writers like Garcia Marquez or Haruki Murakami and stealing some of their phrases to come up with the best writing? Do you also mix your own writing style with works of other writers?
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System
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2018-04-26T13:45:40Z (over 6 years ago)
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