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Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.
Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.
Approximate author period: c. 1929 AD · modern
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- Marianne Moore
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- Approximate author period: c. 1929 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Marianne Moore, based on documented lifetime 1887 to 1972. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q278495 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q278495 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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