Lively Tom

“I think I was a lively newspaper writer, but that’s a long way from being a good writer.”  

—Tom Wolfe (1930-2018), a pretty good writer, interviewed by George Plimpton, “Tom Wolfe: The Art of Fiction, No. 123,” The Paris Review, 1991.

• Editorial Comment: Still, lively is always good.

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