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Every Compulsion Is Put Upon Writers To Become Safe, Polite, Obedient, And Sterile.
-Sinclair Lewis
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Every Compulsion Is Put Upon
Sinclair Lewis
Every Compulsion Is Put Upon Writers To Become Safe, Polite, Obedient, And Sterile.
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