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Every writer hopes or boldly assumes that his life is in some sens

Every writer hopes or boldly assumes that his life is in some sense exemplary, that the particular will turn out to be universal. – Martin Amis

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Bullets cannot be recalled. They cannot be uninvented. But they can be taken out of the gun. – Martin Amis

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To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism, to steal ideas from many is research. – Anon.

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Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm. – Joseph Addison

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