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Sometimes survival is the worst alternative there is

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Joanne Harris
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: July 3
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And so Nat stood up and joined the group, and followed, and watched, and awaited his chance as the light of Chaos lit the plain and gods and demons marched to war.
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As authors, we all expect criticism from time to time, and we all have our ways of coping with unfriendly reviews.
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Guilleaume left La Praline with a small bag of florentines in his pocket before he had turned the corner of avenue des Francs Bourgeois I saw him stoop to offer one to the dog. A pat, a bark, a wagging of the short stubby tail. As I said, some people never have to think about giving.
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I love it when my books cause controversy, when people argue violently about the ending.
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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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I'd rather be a freak than a clone.
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The process of giving is without limits.
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I can write absolutely anywhere. All I need is a laptop.
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Online communities are an expression of loneliness.
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I'm phobic about the idea of being constrained.
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The great thing about books is that you can end with a question mark.
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I carried recipes in my head like maps.
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I think everybody has a secret life.
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I am fascinated by how people eat and what it reveals about them.
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If you can still write in spite of the fact that you're not getting paid, that nobody cares about what you're writing, that nobody wants to publish it, that everybody is telling you to do something else, and you still want to and you still enjoy it and you can't stop doing it...then you're a writer.
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Happiness. Simple as a glass of chocolate or tortuous as the heart. Bitter. Sweet. Alive.
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The battle of good and evil reduced to a fat woman standing in front of a chocolate shop, saying, Will I? Won’t I? in pitiful indecision.
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I liked her better for showing a little spirit.
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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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I'm not fond of cities: the constant activity and swarms of people.
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