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" As a reader, I happen to like turning pages and wanting to know what happens next. "
Tracy Chevalier
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" As I get older, I use less jewelry - necklace or earrings each morning, not both; my clothes are getting more basic - fewer colours and simpler cuts; and my make-up is stripped back to basics. "
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" Although I always said that I wanted to be a writer from childhood, I hadn't actually done much about it until I came to London. "
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" I try to write 1,000 words a day - about three pages. When I reach 1,000 words I feel good. Less than that: a failure. More than that: tired. "
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