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“[The writer] must essentially draw from life as he sees it, lives it, overhears it or steals it, and the truer the writer, perhaps the bigger the blackguard. He lives by biting the hand that feeds him.”

Quote by Charles R. Jackson

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Charles R. Jackson
Charles R. Jackson

Charles R. Jackson was an American author born on April 6, 1903, and died on September 21, 1968. His works are known for their profound psychological insights and critical portrayal of middle-class American life. more

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