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Reflections of a working writer and reader

The writer's only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one. He has a dream. It anguishes him so much he must get rid of it. He has no peace until then. Everything goes by the board: honor, pride, decency, security, happiness, all, to get the book written. If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate; the Ode on a Grecian Urn is worth any number of old ladies. William Faulkner

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— Festival of Angels in York

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Around this time of year the local traders in York’s Quarter get together and display a series of ice sculptures outside their premises. It’s a popular event, this year spilling over into adjoining streets. Here are just a couple of the sculptures from yesterday.

 

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