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I think, if you want to grow a novelist, for that person to have a lot of boring time trying to entertain themselves is very important.

Ann Patchett

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Ann Patchett
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: November 2
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I don't want to stand with somebody's praise.
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I know where I'm going. And if I don't know where I'm going, I don't tend to get anywhere.
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