The job of the writer is to take a close and uncomfortable look at the…

Walter Mosley
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The job of the writer is to take a close and uncomfortable look at the world they inhabit, the world we all inhabit, and the job of the novel is to make the corpse stink. ✨ FaceBook post byWalter Mosley from Oct 18, 2012
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