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" I write fifteen hours a day, stopping at Oprah-o'clock. "

Karin Slaughter

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" I grew up having the library as the best place ever. I spent a lot of weekends there as a kid - my parents would drop me off and leave me there all day. I would just sit in the back and read whatever I could find. "

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" My sister lived in England for a while when I was 12, and I came to visit her, and I spent most of the time in her flat reading. "

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" Oh, I'm completely OCD about neatness. "

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