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“Sometimes people won't even finish a piece that you wrote, because they've already decided what it is that you want to say, and generally I, whatever I say in the first half of the piece, you should not assume I'm going to end up with, but they don't finish reading them. So, and people read fast and stuff.”

Quote by Louis Menand

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Louis Menand is an American writer renowned for his cultural commentary and literary criticism. His writing style is characterized by incisive analysis and a sense of humor, covering a wide range of topics from history to contemporary social issues. more

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