“Of course there is enough to stir our wonder anywhere; there's enough to love, anywhere, if one is strong enough, if one is diligent enough, if one is perceptive, patient, kind enough -- whatever it takes.”

—  William H. Gass

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Fiction writer, critic, philosophy professor 1924–2017

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