Isaac Bashevis SingerWhen I was a little boy, they called me a liar, but now that I am grown up, they call me a writer.
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When I was a little boy, my parents called me a liar. They said I told them things they didn’t want to hear. However, now that I am grown up, they call me a writer. I guess I’ve learned how to look at life in different ways than the way my parents did when they were growing up. Now that I am an adult, my parents think of me as their child who is still young and learning.
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