"I volunteered for this life, wanted it and am not going to bitch about it now that I've got it."

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"I volunteered for this life, wanted it and am not going to bitch about it now that I've got it."

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"One book at a time... though I'm usually doing the research for others while I'm writing, but that sort of research is fairly desultory and I like to stick to the book being written - and writing a book concentrates the mind so the research is more productive."

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