It's a pretty low act. I know that when I'm writing I'm scared to death I might string three or four words together in exactly the same way as someone else. I'd hate to be accused of stealing another person's hard work. I just don't understand why anyone would. Well, I understand, but I can't exactly empathise.
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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