What is it they want from the man that they didn't get from the work? What do they expect? What is there left when he's done with his work, what's any artist but the dregs of his work, the human shambles that follows it around?
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"What is it they want from the man that they didn't get from the work? What do they expect? What is there left when he's done with his work, what's any artist but the dregs of his work, the human shambles that follows it around?" — William Gaddis
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What is it they want from the man that they didn't get from the work? What do they expect? What is there left when he's done with his work, what's any artist but the dregs of his work, the human shambles that follows it around? — William Gaddis
About William Gaddis
William Gaddis was a Novelist from United States (1922–1998).
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Who said "What is it they want from the man that they didn't get from the work? What do t…"?
This quote is attributed to William Gaddis, a Novelist from United States.
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William Gaddis lived from 1922 – 1998.