When one writer tries to silence another, he silences every writer-and in the end he also silences himself.

David Leavitt
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When one writer tries to silence another, he silences every writer-and in the end he also silences himself. In a free society, it is the writer’s responsibility to speak his own mind and speak it clearly. If a writer turns his back on that responsibility, he becomes a coward and a hypocrite.

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