Who said “Great writers arrive among us like new diseases -- threatening, powerful, impatient for…”?

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Craig Raine. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe Independent on Sunday, November 18, 1990.

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“Great writers arrive among us like new diseases -- threatening, powerful, impatient for patients to pick up their virus, irresistible.”
— Craig Raine
VerifiedThe Independent on Sunday, November 18, 1990. · evidenceWriters and Writing
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Raine, C. (n.d.). Great writers arrive among us like new diseases -- threatening, powerful, impatient for patients to pick up their virus, irresistible. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/37600-great-writers-arrive-among-us-like-new-diseases/

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Raine, Craig. “Great writers arrive among us like new diseases -- threatening, powerful, impatient for patients to pick up their virus, irresistible.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/37600-great-writers-arrive-among-us-like-new-diseases/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Raine, Craig. “Great writers arrive among us like new diseases -- threatening, powerful, impatient for patients to pick up their virus, irresistible.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/37600-great-writers-arrive-among-us-like-new-diseases/.

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