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- Horror would not annoy a soldier any more than the sight of a hammer annoys a carpenter. It is sentimental to pretend that horror is…
- I haven't stuck to any formula. Most great writers stick to the same style, but I wanted to be more various
- Writers of fiction, when they begin, are more likely to try the short form
- I imagine that my characters have become much more complicated than when I first began, which would be normal
- My views naturally have mellowed. Most of the critics have been more or less nice to me
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