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 t… - Susan Sontag

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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.

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About Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag (16 January 1933 – 28 December 2004) was an American essayist, literary critic, cultural theorist, and political activist.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Lynn Gilbert (CC BY-SA)

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Alternative Names: Susan Rosenblatt Susan Lee Sontag Susan Lee Rosenblatt

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