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There are many other little refinements too, Mr. Bohlen. You'll see them all when you study the plans carefully. For example, there's… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
Captain Fantastic touches on that [division]. You meet this family that lives off the grid in the woods and you go, "Oh,… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
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The happening and telling are very different things. This doesn’t mean that the story isn’t true, only that I honestly don’t know… — Karen Joy Fowler Copy Share Image
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I have a word for you. I know your whole life story. I know every skeleton in your closet. I know every… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
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These short stories are vast structures existing mostly in the subconscious of our cultural history. They will live with the reader long… — Walter Mosley Copy Share Image
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