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Isaac Bashevis Singer

(1904—1991), Nobel Prize laureate

The wastebasket is a writer's best friend.

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Dr. Seuss

(1904-1991) U.S. author of children's books Adults are obsolete children. www.english-slang.com

Elias Canetti

(1905-1994), Bulgarian-born German-writing Nobel Literature prize winner, in 1978 Whenever you observe an animal closely, you feel as if a human being sitting inside were making fun of you. www.english-slang.com

drawing card

[drawing card] {n.} The most important figure in a multi-person event; the top entertainer during a show; the best professor or researcher at a university, etc. * /During the concert […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Robert Orben

(1927-- ) U.S. humorist, writer for Red Skelton and Jack Paar Happiness is a very small desk and a very big wastebasket. www.english-slang.com

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