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" I don't find it easy to think of good stuff to write about. "

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Change The World

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" I don't think falling in love in Slovakia is much different from falling in love in Tunbridge Wells. "

Falling In Love

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" I'm not one of those writers who insist they don't read reviews and don't care much about them. I do read them, and I do care about them, and they're not always what you want them to be in an ideal world. "

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