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You dont want to dwell on your enemies, you know. I basically feel so superior to my critics for the simple reason that

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"You don't want to dwell on your enemies, you know. I basically feel so superior to my critics for the simple reason that they haven't done what I do. Most book reviewers haven't written 11 novels. Many of them haven't written one"

- John Irving

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This quote is written / told by John Irving somewhere between March 2, 1942 and today. He/she was a famous Novelist from USA. The author also have 27 other quotes.

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