“The writer must be four people: 1) The nut, the obsede 2) The moron 3) The stylist 4) The critic. 1 supplies the material; 2 lets it come out; 3 is taste; 4 is intelligence.”

—  Susan Sontag

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American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist 1933–2004

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