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I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't have to wonder about my characters ever again.

Anne Tyler

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Anne Tyler
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 25
Librarian
Novelist
Short Story Writer
Writer
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Literature
Point
Ends
Character
Consciously
Ever
Novels
Trying
Characters
Novel
Wonder

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