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"My insides don't match up with my outsides. " "Do anyone's inside and outsides match up?" "I don't know. I'm only me. " "Maybe that's what a person's personality is: the difference between the inside and the outside. "

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Ian Mcewan

When people ask, "Is there any advice you'd give a young writer?," I say write short stories. They afford lots of failure. Pastiche is a great way to start.

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