"The first duty of the novelist is to entertain. It is a moral duty. People who read your books are..."

““The first duty of the novelist is to entertain. It is a moral duty. People who read your books are sick, sad, traveling, in the hospital waiting room while someone is dying. Books are written by the alone for the alone.””

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Donna Tartt, author of

The Secret History

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