One truth is the swing of the sentence, the beat and poise, but down deeper it's the integrity of the writer as he matches with the language. (Don DeLillo)

One truth is the swing of the sentence, the beat and poise, but down deeper it's the integrity of the writer as he matches with the language.

Don DeLillo

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