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I suppose I started writing seriously at 16 years old. I thought I wrote a novel at 16 and sent it to New York! They sent it back because it wasn't novel.
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"I suppose I started writing seriously at 16 years old. I thought I wrote a novel at 16 and sent it to New York! They sent it back because it wasn't novel."
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I suppose I started writing seriously at 16 years old. I thought I wrote a novel at 16 and sent it to New York! They sent it back because it wasn't novel. — Ernest Gaines

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Ernest Gaines was a Writer from United States (1933–2019).

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This quote is attributed to Ernest Gaines, a Writer from United States.
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Ernest Gaines lived from 1933 – 2019.