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Writer Quotes by Norman Spinrad
- The thematic, psychological, and cultural concerns of a writer are more relevant than whatever literary mode he or she chooses to deal with in any…
- When you're in the States and you're a writer and you've got money and you walk into a bank, you're a bum with money.
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