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" I am much more aware of making the plot more original, avoiding contrivance, having the story matter much more. I used to think more about symbols consciously. Now I think much more about the story. "

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" I think all parents have a double life. "

" I wanted to explore the kinds of hope and doubt, faith and disappointment, that shape the next generation, whether consciously or not. I suppose, in all of my work, I'm always going back in time. "

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" Sibling relationships figure in a lot of my books. You don't often see relationships between adult siblings explored in fiction. "