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There's literary creation and literary business. When I first got something accepted, it gave my life a validation it didn't otherwise have.

Raymond Carver

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Raymond Carver
Age: 50 †
Born: 1938
Born: May 25
Died: 1988
Died: August 2
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Oregon
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