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I don't have time to read nonfiction.
W. P. Kinsella
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W. P. Kinsella
Age: 81 †
Born: 1935
Born: May 25
Died: 2016
Died: September 16
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Edmonton
Alberta
William Patrick Kinsella
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I think it is worse [in 2015] for a mid-list author such as myself. You either have to sell like Stephen King or go with the small presses where there is no money. I was lucky to have been in the right place and time for many years.
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I can still put down some pretty nasty stuff on paper, which is what I enjoy doing.
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I am an old-fashioned storyteller. I try to make people laugh and cry. A fiction writer's duty is to entertain. If you can sneak in something profound or symbolic, so much the better.
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I'm a big fan of curling, follow all the major world events. Watch all four Tennis majors.
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At one time I'd been to every park except Baltimore and Houston, but can't even keep track of who plays where these days.
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Perhaps crossing the barriers of time has freed me.
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