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I never really knew i wanted to 'be' a writer, but i was always writing from a very young age. it became more conscious as an ideal when i was in my twenties.
-Joyce Carol Oates
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I Never Really Knew I Wanted To

Joyce Carol Oates
I never really knew i wanted to 'be' a writer, but i was always writing from a very young age. it became more conscious as an ideal when i was in my twenties.
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