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There's some kind of dark symbiosis between lunatics and the Postal Service.

~Don Novello

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I never thought I'd be a writer. I never thought I'd be able to read a book, let alone write one. So if books like this inspire kids to write, or even read a whole book, I think it's good.

~Don Novello

Topics: Able Alone Book Books Even Good Inspire Kids Like Never Read Think Thought Whole Write Writer I Think

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I'm kind of surprised that so many of those other books were almost exactly like mine. They even follow the form. There were some books that even copied the stamp. It shows so little imagination.

~Don Novello

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I wrote that letter, and the one to Nixon. And I wrote more letters, and I thought it might be a magazine article. At that time I sent it to Esquire and Playboy, but anyway, I kept writing, and all of sudden I had enough and thought, well maybe it is a book.

~Don Novello

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I have like 250 letters that I have to whittle it down to 150. Only then do you have the whole overview of a book. When it was finally edited, at least my take was, everybody's lying. You know?

~Don Novello

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I've done it 30 years. I don't know what there is to gain by doing it 40. But I think there is something about doing it over that length of time that says something. That's seven U.S. presidents and five presidents of McDonald's.

~Don Novello

Topics: About Doing Done Five Gain Know Length Mcdonald Over Presidents Says Seven Something Think Time Years I Think

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Tommy Smothers is my longest mentor, and Dave Eggers is my youngest.

~Don Novello

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: January 1st, 1943

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