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The question to ask about the writer isn't 'Why does he behave so badly?' but 'What does he gain by wearing this mask?

Philip Roth
Doe, Gains, Mask
Philip Roth (1985). “Reading myself and others”, Penguin (Non-Classics)
The question to ask about the writer isn't 'Why does he behave so badly?' but 'What does he gain by wearing this mask?