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| d322dc9 | Forget it. Never explain; never apologize. You can either write posthumously or you can't. | literature nadine-gordimer writing | Christopher Hitchens | |
| 9dc891a | At the evident risk of seeming ridiculous, I want to begin by saying that I have tried for much of my life to write as if I was composing my sentences to be read posthumously. I hope this isn't too melodramatic or self-centred a way of saying that I attempt to write as if I did not care what reviewers said, what peers thought, or what prevailing opinions may be. | death independence nadine-gordimer writing | Christopher Hitchens |