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" When I was 16, I went to Berlin - West Berlin, since at that time a wall still divided the city - to live for three months with a family on an exchange program. "

Lydia Millet

Three

Time

City

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" Children depend mightily on animals for comfort, inspiration, imagination, and art. And parents have long recognized this. "

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Creatures

Habit

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Guy

President

" The male domination and chauvinism of the comics form is either being wittily lampooned in 'Watchmen' or handily perpetuated, depending on whom you ask. "

" I wanted to go into the tropics and save animals - and write, of course. "

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Wanted

Write

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