Quoted by Bennett Cerf in Shake Well Before Using (1948)
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What no wife of a writer can ever understand, no matter if she lives with him for twenty years, is that a writer is working when he's staring out the window.
— Burton Rascoe
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About Burton Rascoe
Arthur Burton Rascoe (22 October 1892 – 19 March 1957) was an American journalist, editor and literary critic. His most famous work, Titans of Literature, appeared in 1932.
About Burton Rascoe
Arthur Burton Rascoe (22 October 1892 – 19 March 1957) was an American journalist, editor and literary critic. His most famous work, Titans of Literature, appeared in 1932.
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