I will say only that all a writer has to work with is the material he …

Truman Capote
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I will say only that all a writer has to work with is the material he has gathered as the result of his own endeavor and observations, and he cannot be denied the right to use it. Condemn, but not deny. ✨ Truman Capote (2012). Music For Chameleons, p.13, Vintage
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I will say only that all a writer has to work with is the material he has gathered as the result of his own endeavor and observations, and he cannot be denied the right to use it. Condemn, but not deny. ✨ Truman Capote (2012). Music For Chameleons, p.13, Vintage

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