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...the characters in my books all resemble each other. They live, with minor variations, the same moments, the same perils, and when… — Jean Genet Copy Share Image
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[Arthur Koestler] wrote some other very interesting books, but that book - I mean, if I were teaching, I don't care what… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
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