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Every great writer is a writer of history, let him treat on almost what subject he may. — Walter Savage Landor Copy Share Image
I am, really, a great writer; my only difficulty is in finding great readers. — Frank Harris Copy Share Image
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A great writer is, so to speak, a secret government in his country — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
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My dad is a great writer. Naturally talented, naturally charming. He embodies that back-in-the-day cool. — Drake Copy Share Image
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He [Samuel Beckett] is great, a very great writer. Any modern writer is bound to be influenced by [James] Joyce. Of course,… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
It is my desire to be a great writer. I know that I still have a mountain to climb to achieve that. — Guy Johnson Copy Share Image
My family is involved and my wife Brenda is a great, great writer. She helps me with the writing of everything and… — Rick Derringer Copy Share Image
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Everyone has access to a pen and paper, but to be a great writer is difficult. — Pamela Yates Copy Share Image
I wasn't that great a chef, and I don't think I'm that great a writer. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
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