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"The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone."

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"It's always fun to walk down the street with or behind a really beautiful woman, for no reason other than to see how the world reacts to them."

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"When I was in college, I was the editor of the literary magazine and insisted neither the editors nor the writers be specifically identified-only our student numbers appeared on the title page. I love that idea and still do."

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"There's almost always a point in a book where something happens that triggers the rest of the plot."
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