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"I realised I'd never climb Everest but thought I could still write a book."
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"Of course, in our train of thought, we would all like to think we're on the right track, or at least the same railroad company as the right track."

"The moment comes when a character does or says something you hadn't thought about. At that moment he's alive and you leave it to him."

"Those 'back burner' thoughts, the ones the brain isn't quite sure about yet, may cook the slowest yet they often manage to be the tastiest when they come out."

"The survival of poor opinions can make a thinker feel as though he is failing humanity."

"Never underestimate the power of a simple thought."
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"The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only by name and address, but by type of book they represent and by what their submission criteria are."

"I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half my life looking for my keys. With the other half I look for my glasses."

"People have less privacy and are crammed together in cities, but in the wide open spaces they secretly keep tabs on each other a lot more."

"In 1986 we were trying to help women get in print, stay in print, and come to the attention of booksellers and libraries. At that time, books by men mystery writers were reviewed seven times as often as books by women."

"Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff to get into Lake Superior."
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