Paul FussellIf I didn't have writing, I'd be running down the street hurling grenades in people's faces.
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Jack Nicholson said, "If I didn't have writing, I'd be running down the street hurling grenades in people's faces." When he spoke these words, he was describing the negative effects that writing had on his life. He felt as if the only way to keep himself sane was to commit a crime, which led to a life of crime and a life time of being a criminal.
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