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Creative Writing Programmes Are Not Very Necessary. They Just Exist So That People Like Us Can Make A Living.
-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Creative Writing Programmes Are Not Very Necessary.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Creative Writing Programmes Are Not Very Necessary. They Just Exist So That People Like Us Can Make A Living.
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