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Originality is undetected plagiarism.

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.

Originality usually amounts only to plagiarizing something unfamiliar.

Bernard Shaw said that when you copy yourself, you know you've got style. And I feel that if you can write like you write, then you are true to yourself. And it's not an easy thing to do - it's a disgustingly difficult thing to do.

Using a big word like 'plagiarism'... always causes some damage. It will always do lasting damage, like accusations of racism.

In many senses, creativity and 'plagiarism' are nearly indivisible.

No, generally I think influence is used as a nice word for plagiarism.