When I went from being an academic to being a member of the community of writers some of my former colleagues did look on me with a certain resentment.

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When I went from being an academic to being a member of the community of writers some of my former colleagues did look on me with a certain resentment. - Umberto Eco

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When I went from being an academic to being a member of the community of writers some of my former colleagues did look on me with a certain resentment. - Maxwell Maltz quotes