I hate that rule that says write about what you know, it leads to too many British novels … - Jeff Noon

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I had an inheritance from my father, It was the moon and the sun. And though I roam all over the world, The spending of it’s never done.

Jeff Noon

I hate that rule that says write about what you know, it leads to too many British novels about marriages going slightly wrong. Write about what you don't know, just act as though you do.

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