Writing is more than anything a compulsion, like some peopl… - Julie Burchill

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Writing is more than anything a compulsion, like some people wash their hands thirty times a day for fear of awful consequences if they do not. It pays a whole lot better than this type of compulsion, but it is no more heroic.

Julie Burchill

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Julie Burchill (born 3 July 1959) is an English journalist and writer, who began as writer for the at the age of 17. Declared herself a "militant feminist", she has contributed to publications such as The Sunday Times, The Guardian, and The Spectator.

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