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If you want your writing to be taken seriously, don't marry and have kids, and above all, don't die. But if you have to die, commit suicide. They approve of that.
Ursula K. Le Guin
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"If you want your writing to be taken seriously, don't marry and have kids, and above all, don't die. But if you have to die, commit suicide. They approve of that."
— Ursula K. Le Guin

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If you want your writing to be taken seriously, don't marry and have kids, and above all, don't die. But if you have to die, commit suicide. They approve of that. — Ursula K. Le Guin

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Ursula K. Le Guin was a Writer from United States (1929–2018).

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This quote is attributed to Ursula K. Le Guin, a Writer from United States.
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Ursula K. Le Guin lived from 1929 – 2018.