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I just think, as writers, especially with a book that takes years to write, you sort of wake up every morning hoping and praying that you can make it work for the day.
Christopher Bollen
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Christopher Bollen
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: November 26
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I smoke cigarettes when I write, which is disgusting, but it really helps me.
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Why I love chess and tennis - the volleying aspect, and the fact that your competitors' reactions and motivations and bluffs come into the game itself.
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It's just as political, what you do in the bedroom is just as political as what you do in public.
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Secrets are never secure because they are always at risk of being found out.
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I was obsessed with Agatha Christie in sixth grade.
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