Belief in one's identity as a poet or writer prior to the acid test of publication is as … - Dan Simmons

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I started my own foundation. If you aren't familiar with it, it's called 'Febreezing the homeless. ' Who would you rather give money to: a man that smells 4like liquiid garbage, or ocean breeze?

Dan Simmons

Belief in one's identity as a poet or writer prior to the acid test of publication is as naive and harmless as the youthful belief in one's immortality. . . and the inevitable disillusionment is just as painful.

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