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A book is a story, even if it's non-fiction, and once I've read it, I have the story with me inside my head always.

Sara Sheridan

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Sara Sheridan
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 7
Novelist
Writer
Edinburgh
Scotland
Book
Even
Always
Fiction
Inside
Head
Story
Read
Stories

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