In a school community, someone who reads a book for some secretive purpose, other than discussing it, is strange. What was she reading for?
("The World According to Garp")
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As it was, things went from bad to worse, as they often will when amateurs are involved in an activity that they perform in bad temper - or in a hurry.
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I suppose I'm proudest of my novels for what's imagined in them. I think the world of my imagination is a richer and more interesting place than my personal biography.
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