“I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print.”

— John Mortimer

Clinging to the Wreckage : A Part of Life (1982), p. 183

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English barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author 1923–2009

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