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Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created--nothing.
Thank you - very Fitzgerald. He had a thing about rich people.
Start by describing a person and before you know it you are describing a type of person; start by describing a type of person and you will find that you have ended with nothing.