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Always listen to yourself... It is better to be wrong than simply to follow convention.

Bryce Courtenay

Always listen to yourself... It is better to be wrong than simply to follow convention.

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About Bryce Courtenay

Arthur Bryce Courtenay, (14 August 1933 – 22 November 2012) was a South African-Australian advertising director and novelist. He is one of Australia's best-selling authors, notable for his book The Power of One.