"It is an extremely common mistake. People think the writer's imagination
is always at work, that he's constantly inventing an endless supply of
incidents and episodes; that he simply dreams up his stories out of thin
air. In point of fact, the opposite is true. Once the public knows
you're a writer, they bring the characters and events to you. And as
long as you maintain your ability to look, and to carefully listen,
these stories will continue to..."
--- The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) - Opening remarks
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