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John Irving Quotes: Writing a novel is actually searching for victims. As I write I keep looking for casualties. The stories uncover the casualties.
         

Writing a novel is actually searching for victims. As I write I keep looking for casualties. The stories uncover the casualties.", Eighth Series, ed. George Plimpton, 1988)


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