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" American Gods is about 200,000 words long, and I'm sure there are words that are simply in there 'cause I like them. I know I couldn't justify each and every one of them. "
Neil Gaiman
Cause
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" I think the short story is a very underrated art form. We know that novels deserve respect. "
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" In many ways, it was much, much harder to get the first book contract. The hardest thing probably overall has been learning not to trust people, publicists and so forth, implicitly. "
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