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The first thing that distinguishes a writer is that he is most alive when alone.
Martin Amis
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Martin Amis
Age: 75
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Martin Louis Amis
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When I talk about the pleasure principle, I don't say there is only one kind of pleasure, there are many kinds of pleasure. Some pleasure is difficult. It should be for the reader as well as the writer. But it has to be pleasure.
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