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It seems to me that literature is giving way a little bit to the immediacy of other diversions, other forms of entertainment. what will it be in fifty years? i don't know. will there be printed books? probably, but i'm not sure. there's always going to be literature, though. i believe that. i think literature has a way of getting deep into people and being essential. literature has its own powers.
-James Salter
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James Salter
It seems to me that literature is giving way a little bit to the immediacy of other diversions, other forms of entertainment. what will it be in fifty years? i don't know. will there be printed books? probably, but i'm not sure. there's always going to be literature, though. i believe that. i think literature has a way of getting deep into people and being essential. literature has its own powers.
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