Parents, it seems, have an almost Olympian persistence when it comes t…

Susan Orlean
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Parents, it seems, have an almost Olympian persistence when it comes to suggesting more secure and lucrative lines of work for their children who have the notion that writing is an actual profession. I say this from experience. ✨ Advice by Susan Orlean, www.newyorker.com. September 21, 2010.
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