The economy of a novelist is a little like that of a careful housewife…

Graham Greene
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The economy of a novelist is a little like that of a careful housewife who is unwilling to throw away anything that might perhaps serve its turn. ✨ Graham Greene (1994). In Search of a Character: Two African Journals, Penguin USA
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The economy of a novelist is a little like that of a careful housewife who is unwilling to throw away anything that might perhaps serve its turn. ✨ Graham Greene (1994). In Search of a Character: Two African Journals, Penguin USA

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