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Writers are a fascinating breed, because there are so many kinds of them, they are made by so many circumstances, conditions, and mysteries, and there are so many ways for writing to be done.
William Saroyan
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William Saroyan
Age: 72 †
Born: 1908
Born: August 31
Died: 1981
Died: May 18
Dramatist
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Fresno
California
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I never knew teachers are human beings like everybody else-- and better too!
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I became a writer because during several of the most important years of my life, writing seemed to me to be the most unreal, unattractive, and unecessary idea ever imposed upon the human race.
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Of all the things I love to taste, sweetest is the kiss of love.
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The best that can be said for anybody is probably that you misunderstood him favorably.
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All I can do is write my stories for mankind, and rest easy.
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Every man is correct in asking God why he is stuck with himself, and his rotten luck.
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When I began to wait to live I really began to wait to die.
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People are people. Don't be afraid of them.
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