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I know that there are people out there who believe we should get rid of all guns.

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Ann Patchett
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: November 2
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I made a startling discovery. Time spent writing = output of work. Amazing.
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I don't write for an audience, I don't think whether my book will sell, I don't sell it before I finish writing it.
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Guns are dangerous and damaging even when no one gets shot. They really do loom.
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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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