Ninety-nine per cent of traditional English literature concerns people who never have to worry about money at all. We always seem to be watching or reading about emotional crises among folk who live in a world of great fortune both in matters of luck and money; stories and fantasies about rock stars and film stars, sporting millionaires and models; jet-setting members of the aristocracy and international financiers. James Kelman
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The quote above is a misquote by the author of the book “The Golden Notebook”. The actual quote is "Ninety-nine per cent of traditional English literature concerns people who never have to worry about money at all."

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