^ That`s probably good advice, though I`ve never read those guys myself.
On the subject of historical exemplars, I think Dylan went to the Bible to get some ideas, and Shakespeare is also full of examples of good writing. One bit I vaguely remember goes something like this;
" blahblahblah... whispered thoughts to my deaf pillow."
I like the way he uses simple, non-abstract words in an original combination to nail an idea right on the head; and in this case it`s an idea so universal that anyone can identify with it, whether they are from 1611 or 2011.
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