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“As an artist you can use your own discomfort and neuroses and difficulties and at least transform them into something else. Without that you're just neurotic and uncomfortable.”

Quote by Steve Toltz

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Steve Toltz is an Australian novelist born in 1972. His works are known for their unique humor and profound emotional depth, which have won him a dedicated readership. more

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