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At a certain point my novels set. They set just as hard as that jam jar. And then I know they are finished.
Ivy Compton-Burnett
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Ivy Compton-Burnett
Age: 85 †
Born: 1884
Born: June 5
Died: 1969
Died: August 27
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London
England
I. Compton-Burnett
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charm should be on the surface. It has no hidden use.
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There isn't much to say. I haven't been at all deedy.
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As regards plots I find real life no help at all. Real life seems to have no plots.
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Truth is so impossible. Something has to be done for it.
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