The economy of a novelist is a little like that of a careful housewife who is unwilling to throw away anything that might perhaps serve its turn. (Graham Greene)

The economy of a novelist is a little like that of a careful housewife who is unwilling to throw away anything that might perhaps serve its turn.

Graham Greene

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