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Overly vigorous investigations of ominously ill-defined 'bullying' can themselves constitute a form of bullying.

~Lionel Shriver

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In my teens, I eyed my adulthood with trepidation, as if stalked by a stranger - one who would seize control as if by demonic possession and regard my fledgling incarnation with contempt.

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Hungry for both fantasy and inspiration, readers crave protagonists who, after overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles, triumph at the end of the day.

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I might defend the reviewing trade, but a handful of haughty hired hands no longer having the last word on books is not a bad thing.

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As any traveller knows, heading elsewhere is one thing, getting back quite another.

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Over my lifetime, heavy usage has woefully eroded profanity's power.

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In Shaker Heights, Ohio, one of America's first planned communities, order and harmony are prized.

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Authors are free to ignore their editors' advice. I often avail myself of this veto power - sometimes out of a pigheadedness for which I'll pay the price.

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Writers who take on polarising issues are apt to step on a few toes.

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At the keyboard, unrelenting anguish about hurting other people's feelings inhibits spontaneity and constipates creativity.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: May 18th, 1957

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