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The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and Peace. And then made a precis of the rest of it

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"The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and Peace. And then made a precis of the rest of it and sent it out and only one publisher recognized it"

- Jim Harrison

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This quote is written / told by Jim Harrison somewhere between December 11, 1937 and today. He/she was a famous Writer from USA. The author also have 31 other quotes.

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