You can’t write novels without a touch of paranoia. I’m paranoid as an act of good citizenship, concerned about what the powerful people are up to.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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You can't write novels without a touch of paranoia. I'm paranoid as an act of good citizenship, concerned about what the powerful people are up to." This is one of my favorite quotes by Ezra Pound because it shows just how much he cared about the rest of us. He believed that everyone has their own agenda, and that it is our job to watch out for each other.

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