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Writing is the hardest thing I know, but it was the only thing I wanted to do. I wrote for 20 years and published nothing before my first book.
Kent Haruf
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"Writing is the hardest thing I know, but it was the only thing I wanted to do. I wrote for 20 years and published nothing before my first book."
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Writing is the hardest thing I know, but it was the only thing I wanted to do. I wrote for 20 years and published nothing before my first book. — Kent Haruf

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Kent Haruf was a Novelist from United States (1943–2014).

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This quote is attributed to Kent Haruf, a Novelist from United States.
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Kent Haruf lived from 1943 – 2014.