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I'm Not Going To Write For Posterity. I'm Going To Write To Make A Buck.
-Elmore Leonard
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I'm Not Going To Write For Posterity.
Elmore Leonard
I'm Not Going To Write For Posterity. I'm Going To Write To Make A Buck.
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