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> [I decided to write Westerns because there was a terrific market for Westerns in the '50s. There were a lot of pulp magazines, like 'Dime Western' and '10 Story Western' that were still being published. The better ones paid two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-decided-to-write-westerns-because-there-was-a-terrific-market-for/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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