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Conflict Quote by Jo Nesbo

“Crime fiction is a genre for writing stories about people - about conflict, about guilt, about passion, about the human condition.” quote by Jo Nesbo — Download Open image

“Crime fiction is a genre for writing stories about people - about conflict, about guilt, about passion, about the human condition.”

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Conflict isn't negative, it just is.

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