"See, I have no journalism in my background,……" — John Thomas Sladek
"See, I have no journalism in my background, so I wasn't practised at research or writing non-fiction, nor at handling the truth in a journalistic way. Journalists know when to call a halt and write something, but I kept on looking for answers."
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John Thomas Sladek
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17 Quotes by John Thomas Sladek
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I usually like whatever I've recently finished best.
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In most conventional novels, God is not allowed to be nuts. Nor are nuts allowed to be God.
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