There is no secret to success except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call 'the breaks.' In order for a writer to succeed, I suggest three things - read and write - and wait.
Countee CullenAbout author
- Author's profession: Poet
- Nationality: american
- Born: March 30, 1903
- Died: January 9, 1946
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