Riches, ruffians and rape
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Charles Wills:
I'm peculiar that's why. I used up a year of my life trying to write a book. For some unaccountable reason I thought somebody would want to publish it. James Ellswirth:
My boy, you're not in the least peculiar. You're merely naive. Now I knew a publisher once and he made it a rule never to read a manuscript. Oh, he'd smell it and weigh it and feel it and taste it. But read it, no. Now if it smelled and felt and tasted like garbage, he'd publish it. Would you like to know the secret of success, my boy? Mediocrity! To be a rich writer, you've got to remember your three "r"s: riches, ruffians and rape
I'm peculiar that's why. I used up a year of my life trying to write a book. For some unaccountable reason I thought somebody would want to publish it. James Ellswirth:
My boy, you're not in the least peculiar. You're merely naive. Now I knew a publisher once and he made it a rule never to read a manuscript. Oh, he'd smell it and weigh it and feel it and taste it. But read it, no. Now if it smelled and felt and tasted like garbage, he'd publish it. Would you like to know the secret of success, my boy? Mediocrity! To be a rich writer, you've got to remember your three "r"s: riches, ruffians and rape
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I'm peculiar that's why
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I used up a year of my life trying to write a book
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For some unaccountable reason I thought
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somebody would want to publish it
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My boy you're not in the least peculiar
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You're merely naive
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Now I knew a publisher once and he made it
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a rule never to read a manuscript
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Oh he would smell it and weigh it and feel it and taste it
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But read it
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No
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Now if this manuscript smelled and weighed and felt and tasted
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like garbage then he published it
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Would you like to know the secret of success
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Mediocrity my boy
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To be a rich writer you've got to remember your three
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Movie Summary
An American journalist returns to Paris - a city that gave him true love and deep grief.
Actors
Charles Wills
James Ellswirth
