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I write to be read. I'm quite direct about that. I'm not writing to thrill colleagues or to impress the professors at the University of Iowa; that's not my goal.
Erik Larson
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"I write to be read. I'm quite direct about that. I'm not writing to thrill colleagues or to impress the professors at the University of Iowa; that's not my goal."
— Erik Larson

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I write to be read. I'm quite direct about that. I'm not writing to thrill colleagues or to impress the professors at the University of Iowa; that's not my goal. — Erik Larson

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Erik Larson was a Author from United States (1954–1988).

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Erik Larson lived from 1954 – 1988.