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An independent clause (a clause is a group of words that contains at least one ... A dependent person is one who needs help from another, more independent ... independent clause) is stronger, and the other side (the dependent clause) is ... Just because the independent clause is stronger, it doesn't have to always go first.
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The meaning of this is that burning books is not as terrible as not writing them at all. Stafford is trying to say that if you have an idea for a book and you do not write the book, or start it, but never finish, then that is worse then burning a book that's already written.
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I not 100% sure but I hope it helps :)