"A writer turns his life into material, and……" — Walter Kirn
"A writer turns his life into material, and if you’re in his life, he uses yours, too."
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Walter Kirn
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51 Quotes by Walter Kirn
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The market is the only critic that matters.
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The best critic needn't be right, just interesting.
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