J. D. Salinger has suggested that authors should be known for their work, not themselves, and in this I concur. It's not that I want to be a hermit, but I do want to maintain some privacy for myself and my sanity. (Michael A. Stackpole)

J. D. Salinger has suggested that authors should be known for their work, not themselves, and in this I concur. It's not that I want to be a hermit, but I do want to maintain some privacy for myself and my sanity.

Michael A. Stackpole

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