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A novelist has to know enough about a subject to fool the passenger next to him on an airplane. — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
I really work for racial reconciliation in many ways. And you can judge me by my writings. — David Duke Copy Share Image
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I learn the lines that JK Rowling or whoever writes them, and say them. — Michael Gambon Copy Share Image
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My second clerkship was with Bruce Selya, who is on the First Circuit, and it was a court of appeals clerkship. I… — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
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I always hesitate when people call me a musician.I have had no musical training. I can't play anything. I really think of… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
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