Every great or even every very good writer makes the world over accord…

Raymond Carver
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Every great or even every very good writer makes the world over according to his own specifications. ✨ Raymond Carver (2015). Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories, p.23, Vintage
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Ralph also took some classes in philosophy and literature and felt himself on the brink of some kind of huge discovery about himself. But it never came. ✨ Raymond Carver (2015). Will You Please Be Qu … ▶
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Every great or even every very good writer makes the world over according to his own specifications. ✨ Raymond Carver (2015). Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories, p.23, Vintage

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