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"My decision to start a new one is just that, a decision, since I never get inspirations."
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"Senators, like everyone else, want to feel a part of this decision-making process. They want to feel included."
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"I don't want to say I hear voices; well, actually I do hear voices, but I don't think it's supernatural. I think it's just that when characters are given enough texture and backbone, then lo and behold, they stand on their own."
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