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When I First Wanted To Be A Writer, I Learned To Write Prose By Reading Poetry.
-Nicholson Baker
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When I First Wanted To
Nicholson Baker
When I First Wanted To Be A Writer, I Learned To Write Prose By Reading Poetry.
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