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Subject:Re: IMPORTANCE From:Louis Rondeau <LOUIS -at- LACITEC -dot- ON -dot- CA> Date:Tue, 23 Apr 1996 15:48:48 EST
In reply to Bernard's message :
> I am reminded lately of the famous quotation by Geoffrey Cotterell:
> "In America only the successful writer is important,
> in France all writers are important, in England no
> writer is important, in Australia you have to explain
> what a writer is."
I will (humorously) add this for my Canadian colleagues out there:
...and in Canada, only American, French, and Canadian writers
which have had success in other countries except Canada, are
important. ;-)
Salut tout le monde!
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