"Biography, like big game hunting, is one of the recognized forms of sport, and it is as unfair as only sport can be."

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"There are days when writing is within my power and a story unfolds along a course I've already chosen. And then there are days when the words breathe on their own and take me by the hand, leading me along unfathomed paths. Either way, the end result is this author's fairytale."

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"Some writers write to forget. Some forget to write."

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