"Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money."

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"Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money."

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"The second most dangerous thing about money is that it leaves most of the people who have a lot of it with the unshakable belief that they are intelligent and well informed. The most dangerous thing about it is that it leaves most of the people who do not have a lot of money with the very same belief."

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"The first thing you've got to remember is that it's your clients' money you're spending."

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