Hanif KureishiThe vocation of each writer is to describe the world as he or she sees it anything more than that is advertising.
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The vocation of each writer is to describe the world as he or she sees it anything more than that is advertising. This quote is about the importance of writing truthfully and accurately.
Source: The Word And The Bomb
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