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Only amateurs say that they write for their own amusement. Writing is not an amusing occupation. It is a combination of ditch-digging, mountain-climbing, treadmill and childbirth. . . . But amusing? Never.
Source: A Peculiar Treasure, ch. 1, 1939.-- Edna Ferber, (Aug 15 1885-1968), US novelist; Her best-selling novels included So Big: Show Boat, 1926, Giant, 1952.
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