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> [Two questions form the foundation of all novels: "What if?" and "What next?" (A third question, "What now?", is one the author asks himself every 10 minutes or so; but it's more a cry than a question.) Every novel begins…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-clancy/two-questions-form-the-foundation-of-all-novels-what-if-and-what-next/)

[Tom Clancy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-clancy/)

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> [Every novel begins with the speculative question, What if "X" happened? That's how you start.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-clancy/every-novel-begins-with-the-speculative-question-what-if-x-happened/)

[Tom Clancy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-clancy/)

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