We must strike down the insidious lie that a book is the creation of a…

John Green
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We must strike down the insidious lie that a book is the creation of an individual soul labouring in isolation. We must strike it down because it threatens the overall quality and breadth of American literature. ✨ John Green: why I'll never self-publish by Alison Flood, www.theguardian.com. June 6, 2013.
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