"I thought that automobiles were going to have mufflers and go fast and airplanes were going to fly fast."

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"I do read books. I suppose it's more or less the same thing, but at least I'm alone and I'm an individual. I can stop anytime I want, which I frequently do."

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"I haven't sold to the movies. In other words, I haven't gotten any enormous checks yet."

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"I was an omnivore at reading, so that everything I ever read contributed."

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"These are just the tip of the iceberg, because I read and read and read. I read everything."

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"A reader is not supposed to be aware that someone's written the story. He's supposed to be completely immersed, submerged in the environment."

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