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You don't want to dwell on your enemies, you know. i basically feel so superior to my critics for the simple reason that they haven't done what i do. most book reviewers haven't written 11 novels. many of them haven't written one.
-John Irving
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You Don't Want To Dwell On Your

John Irving
You don't want to dwell on your enemies, you know. i basically feel so superior to my critics for the simple reason that they haven't done what i do. most book reviewers haven't written 11 novels. many of them haven't written one.
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