People have got that ancient prejudice so firmly rooted in their heads - that one mustn't write save at I the dictation of the Holy Spirit. I tell you, writing is a business. (George Gissing)

People have got that ancient prejudice so firmly rooted in their heads - that one mustn't write save at I the dictation of the Holy Spirit. I tell you, writing is a business.

George Gissing

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