Probably Induced By The Asthma, I Started Reading And Writing Early On, My Literary Efforts From The Age Of About Nine Running Chiefly To Poetry And Plays. - SearchQuotes

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Probably induced by the asthma, I started reading and writing early on, my literary efforts from the age of about nine running chiefly to poetry and plays.

Patrick White

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