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“I grew up with the idealistic notion that writing and literature were noble causes. I had no inkling, no sense of what I would eventually encounter in terms of people who weren't being sincere. I'm not saying that it happens always or a lot, but it happens enough that sometimes it makes me feel a little queasy.”

Quote by Oscar Hijuelos

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Oscar Hijuelos was an American novelist known for winning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1989 for his novel 'The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love'. His works often explore themes of cultural identity, family, and love from the perspective of Latin American immigrants. more

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