"The only other thing which I think is important is: Don't write a book or start a book with the expectation of communicating a message in a very important way."

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"The only other thing which I think is important is: Don't write a book or start a book with the expectation of communicating a message in a very important way."

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"Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter."

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"The only other thing which I think is important is: Don't write a book or start a book with the expectation of communicating a message in a very important way."

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"A good book written for children can be read by adults."

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"It was really written as most, I think, books are by writers - for themselves. There was something that just had to be written, in a way that it had to be written. If you know what I mean."

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"And when I'm writing, I write a lot anyway. I might write pages and pages of conversation between characters that don't necessarily end up in the book, or in the story I'm working on, because they're simply my way of getting to know the characters."

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