A wise soul once declared that the ultimate power of the writer is tha…

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A wise soul once declared that the ultimate power of the writer is that he has the choice of whom he wants to be co-opted by. ✨ David Brooks (2011). The Paradise Suite: Bobos in Paradise and On Paradise Drive, p.165, Simon and Schuster
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A wise soul once declared that the ultimate power of the writer is that he has the choice of whom he wants to be co-opted by. ✨ David Brooks (2011). The Paradise Suite: Bobos in Paradise and On Paradise Drive, p.165, Simon and Schuster

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