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Even after you've won fame and fortune, every time you write you've got to write, there's no shortcut, you have to start your career all over again.

William Saroyan

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William Saroyan
Age: 72 †
Born: 1908
Born: August 31
Died: 1981
Died: May 18
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Seek goodness everywhere, and when it is found, bring it out of its hiding place and let it be free and unashamed.
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