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" That wasn't a bad price for a first book. My agent upped it as much as possible. I was 27 and had nothing behind me. I was working like a fool to earn a living and pay for my apartment. "
Patricia Highsmith
Me
Fool
Book
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" Ripley is married. And he's not lost. He has his feet on the ground. "
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" Some fellow from the Third World kept hammering for prizes for a Communist film which was rotten. "
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