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The thing I have learned through the years is that one idea 'doth' not a novel make. A novel must be several seemingly unrelated ideas that somehow magically come together to create the fabric of the story.

Katherine Paterson

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Katherine Paterson
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: October 31
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