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Never use an adverb to modify the verb 'said' . . . he admonished gravely. To use an adverb this way (or almost any way) is a mortal sin. The writer is now exposing himself in earnest, using a word that distracts and can interrupt the rhythm of the exchange.
— Elmore Leonard
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All I ask is that you do as well as you can, and remember that, while to write adverbs is human, to write he said or she said is divine.
— Stephen King
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