The purpose of a writer is to keep civilisation from destroying itself.", September 14, 1958)

Bernard Malamud
The purpose of a writer is to keep civilisation from...
The purpose of a writer is to keep civilisation from...
The purpose of a writer is to keep civilisation from...
The purpose of a writer is to keep civilisation from...
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