Mordecai Richler Quotes

If you caricature friends in your first novel they will be upset, but if you don't they will feel betrayed.

Mordecai Richler

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• If you caricature friends in your first novel they will be upset, but if you don't they will feel betrayed.

  

  Mordecai Richler
  • Writing
  • Novel
  • Betrayed