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Personally, and without any reference to support it, I've always believed the quote meant that those dedicated to a writing career often cannot also effectively support a long-term, committed relat...
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System
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2019-12-08T02:07:55Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Zayne S Halsall
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2019-12-08T02:07:55Z (about 5 years ago)
Personally, and without any reference to support it, I've always believed the quote meant that those dedicated to a writing career often cannot also effectively support a long-term, committed relationship. Which leads to divorce. And alimony. Hence the curse. And Kris' reference from TJ Smith citing Mailer's six wives seems to confirm he suffered from it.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2012-01-02T17:15:06Z (almost 13 years ago)
Original score: 6