"I must apologise because I know all writers have memories of being on the outer because it's the children on the side of the playground who become the dangerous writers."

Being, Children, Memories, Writers

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"I must apologise because I know all writers have memories of being on the outer because it's the children on the side of the playground who become the dangerous writers."

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"And I liked pluralist Australia. I got a taste for pluralist Australia. I like, I like Australians and I can't believe that they're going to go to hell because they tell a good dirty joke, you know."

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