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I don't tend to do category fiction very well. One of my problems when I was starting off was that publishers were hesitant to handle my books because they were never sure what I was going to do next.
Joanne Harris
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Joanne Harris
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: July 3
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Some things can be both real and imaginary at the same time, . . . some lies can be true, . . . broken faith may be restored.
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Happiness. Simple as a glass of chocolate or tortuous as the heart. Bitter. Sweet. Alive.
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I don't think I've ever had a mentor. The closest thing is my friend Christopher Fowler, another writer. Chris kept me sane for a long time before I made it.
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Clones fit in. Freaks stand out. Ask me which one I prefer.
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Sometimes survival is the worst alternative there is
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I speak as I must and cannot be silent.
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I'd rather be a freak than a clone.
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I liked her better for showing a little spirit.
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I'm phobic about the idea of being constrained.
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The process of writing is a little like madness, a kind of possession not altogether benign.
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I think everybody has a secret life.
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Some books you read. Some books you enjoy. But some books just swallow you up, heart and soul.
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I like autumn. The drama of it the golden lion roaring through the back door of the year, shaking its mane of leaves. A dangerous time of violent rages and deceptive calm, of fireworks in the pockets and conkers in the fist.
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We came in the wind of the carnival. A wind of change, or promises. The merry wind, the magical wind, making March hares of everyone, tumbling blossoms and coat-tails and hats rushing towards summer in a frenzy of exuberance.
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What is a writer of fiction but a liar with a licence?
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Anything based on ancient texts is difficult for a modern reader to get their head around.
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...we do not simply get showered with Hollywood money because we happened to write a little story about wizards one day. It's not winning the lottery. It's a real job, which real people do, and they have the same real problems as other real people.
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People reveal so much of their mental processes online, simply because the psychological effect of anonymity just means that a whole raft of inhibitions are left alone when people log on.
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This isn't the first time the world has come to an end, and it won't be the last either.
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