Belief in one’s identity as a poet or writer prior to the a… - Dan Simmons

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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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Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948) is an American science fiction and horror writer.

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