Yasunari KawabataI wonder what the retirement age is in the novel business. The day you die.
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I wonder what the retirement age is in the novel business. The day you die. This quote shows that the author is ready to move on to other things in life. The writing industry has many different branches that can lead to death after time, one of which is the novel, which the author has decided to leave behind.
Source: Beauty And Sadness
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