"I don't want 'constructive criticism'. I want praise."
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Cited in The Times Literary Supplement (6 March 2009)
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Auberon Waugh
Auberon Waugh (17 November 1939 – 16 January 2001) was an English journalist and author who was the son of Evelyn Waugh.
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