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On the whole, i think you should write biographies of those you admire and respect, and novels about human beings who you think are sadly mistaken.
-Penelope Fitzgerald
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On The Whole, I Think You Should

Penelope Fitzgerald
On the whole, i think you should write biographies of those you admire and respect, and novels about human beings who you think are sadly mistaken.
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