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" I don't know if I can say exactly what I seek in books, but one of them would be to deepen and expand my understanding of the world. "

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" When I was writing 'Bad Behavior,' I was very, very quiet. I would just sit there and listen to people. And if I was out in public, I was usually quiet, and people tended to assume I was stupid because I was a young, pretty girl who's quiet. "

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" I loved to read and would read anything that roused my interest, whether it was below my age level or above it, even if I could barely make sense of it. "

" When looking out the window and watching the water becomes a drama, then literally everything is a drama. "

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