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01Undated

Writing is the only art form where a good number of the artists make a slice of their living criticizing one another in print, in public.

Christian Bauman / quote

02Undated

Literature simply becomes richer after you've been fired, rejected, stranded, or had to change a few midnight diapers.

Christian Bauman / quote

03Undated

Reading was a joy, a desperately needed escape -- I didn't read to learn, I was reading to read.

Christian Bauman / quote

04Undated

Harold Bloom weeps for me.

Christian Bauman / quote

05Undated

I write for the same reason I read: because it's all there is for me.

Christian Bauman / quote