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I started out of course with hemingway when i learned how to write. until i realized hemingway doesn't have a sense of humor. he never has anything funny in his stories.
-Elmore Leonard
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I Started Out Of Course With Hemingway

Elmore Leonard
I started out of course with hemingway when i learned how to write. until i realized hemingway doesn't have a sense of humor. he never has anything funny in his stories.
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