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I'm a big fan of curling, follow all the major world events. Watch all four Tennis majors.
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
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William Patrick Kinsella
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Curt Flood, of course, was in a class by himself, a true hero.
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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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I don't have time to read nonfiction.
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Discovered W. Somerset Maugham in about 5th grade. Didn't understand the plots, but loved the descriptions.
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Read! Read! Read! And then read some more. When you find something that thrills you, take it apart paragraph by paragraph, line by line, word by word, to see what made it so wonderful. Then use those tricks next time you write.
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After the strike, I lost interest. In reality, neither players nor owners care in the least about the fans. The greed of both factions has destroyed baseball's credibility, at least for the present.
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[Mid-list writers are now] less greed on the part of both publishers and chain booksellers. It is easier for them to publish and sell only blockbusters and leave the real work to small presses.
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