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A new car is not going to change your life.

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I like Beryl Bainbridge a great deal, and she is a writer who absolutely demands to be read a second, third, and fourth time. I admire her great courage in leaving so much unsaid and asking the reader to really engage her brain.

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Some writers are more natural public performers than others; personally I find it quite strange giving interviews. But everyone has parts of their job that they like more than others. You can't complain if you get to do what you love doing most of the time, can you?

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I don't want to get hung up on what 'people,' that nebulous mass, think about me. That's the way to unhappiness, I think.

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Kids are naturally inventive and curious and creative, but most adults have had that beaten out of them. Writing is a form of play; you have to get rid of all those internal censors that we adults have, the things that say, 'Don't go there, that's not allowed.'

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People always want to identify a writer with their protagonist.

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I always try to create conflict and drama in my books; it's the engine of the novel.

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People don't get involved with local charities or politics because they think it's hard to make a difference and the problem feels overwhelming. But I believe that if all I've time for this year is to write one letter to the local council, it's still worth doing.

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I'm very eclectic in my music tastes - anything from Nina Simone to Beethoven to Talvin Singh.

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I get really excited if I think I'm going to introduce somebody to a writer they haven't found before and I think they'll love. My favorite books to get as gifts are any that the giver is messianic about.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Writer

Born: October 20th, 1967

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