"I don't have a name and I don't……" — William Saroyan
"I don't have a name and I don't have a plot. I have the typewriter and I have white paper and I have me, and that should add up to a novel."
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William Saroyan
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117 Quotes by William Saroyan
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Of all the things I love to taste, sweetest is the kiss of love.
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