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Voracious: Latin vorac-, vorax, from vorare, "to devour"; akin to Old English ācweorran, "to guzzle", Latin gurges, "whirlpool", Greek bibrōskein, "to devour". 1) having a huge appetite; 2) excessively eager. See also: gluttonous, ravenous, rapacious, insatiable. As in: A voracious reader, a voracious writer.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

New writing quotes

The Quotes On Writing section has been updated with new quotes about writing and writers.

Posted by Voracia: Goddess of Words at 8:09 AM

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