"What really annoys me are the ones who……" — Margaret Drabble
"What really annoys me are the ones who write to say, I am doing your book for my final examinations and could you please tell me what the meaning of it is. I find it just so staggering--that you're supposed to explain the meaning of your book to some total stranger! If I knew what the meanings of my books were, I wouldn't have bothered to write them."
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Margaret Drabble
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25 Quotes by Margaret Drabble
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