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It is my rather subversive opinion that a writer's feelings of anonymity-obscurity are the second most valuable property on loan to him during his working years.

J. D. Salinger
Years, Feelings, Obscurity
"JD Salinger: from boy of war, to modern man of letters" by Robert McCrum, www.theguardian.com. January 30, 2010.
It is my rather subversive opinion that a writer's feelings of anonymity-obscurity are the second most valuable property on loan to him during his working years.