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Each book starts from ashes really. i don't feel that i have this to say or that to say or this story to tell or that story to tell, but i want to be occupied with the writing process while i'm living.
-Philip Roth
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Each Book Starts From Ashes Really. I

Philip Roth
Each book starts from ashes really. i don't feel that i have this to say or that to say or this story to tell or that story to tell, but i want to be occupied with the writing process while i'm living.
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