The Writer's Creed
This is my pen. There are many like it but this one is mine. It is my guide. I must master it as I master my truth. Without me, my pen is useless. Without my pen, I am useless. My pen must write only what is honest. Together, we will never seek to deceive, only to illuminate. My pen and I know that likes do not count when our words are insincere. We do not hide behind ornaments and bullshit. When we obfuscate, we weaken what we stand for and hurt those we love. In simplicity, we lay our truth bare. We must be understood, that others will understand, that hatred and division will vanish.
Before all that rests within my care, I swear this creed. So be it, until decency is victorious and ignorance is vanquished.
Based on "The Rifleman's Creed," recited by recruits in the film Full Metal Jacket.
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