Quote by Martin Amis
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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Everything seems fine until youre about 40. Then something is definitely beginning to go wrong. And you look in the mirror with your old habit of thinking, While I accept that everyone grows old and dies, its a funny thing, but Im an exception to that rule. – Martin Amis

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