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I have often been asked how I came to write. The best answer is that…

Quote byEdgar Rice Burroughs · 1875–1950

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: How I Wrote the Tarzan Books (1929).

English (original)

I have often been asked how I came to write. The best answer is that I needed the money. When I started I was 35 and had failed in every enterprise I had ever attempted.

— Edgar Rice Burroughs

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