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As I considered Parker and his absurdist reflection in the Westlake-authored 'Dortmunder' novels, I wrote, 'His natural ability to observe human behavior… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
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The great European novel started out as entertainment, and every true novelist is nostalgic for it. In fact, the themes of those… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
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Seek wisdom in books, rare manuscripts, and cryptic poems if you will, but seek it out also in simple stones, and fragile… — Scott Cunningham Copy Share Image
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Normally, I could hit hard enough, as anyone who studied my fights might have known. But the impression was that I was… — Gene Tunney Copy Share Image
Basically all the art we know in history books, the business model for that art was not unit sales. It was patronage.… — Jack Conte Copy Share Image
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