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Of course, I'm of the generation that grew up with Hemingway and Faulkner as strong influences.


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After closely examining my conscience, I venture to state that in my historical novels I intended the content to be just as modern and up-to-date as in the contemporary ones.
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Long historical books get written by women, but not contemporary experiments, which still seems to be a very male-dominated field.
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We say that someone occupies an official position, whereas it is the official position that occupies him.
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The last time I saw him he was walking down lover's lane holding his own hand.


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