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For myself, i haven't been content to carry on producing books that merely strain against the conventions - as i've grown older, and realised that there aren't that many books left for me to write, so i've become determined that they should be the fictive equivalent of ripping the damn corset off altogether and chucking it on the fire.
-Will Self
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For Myself, I Haven't Been Content To

Will Self
For myself, i haven't been content to carry on producing books that merely strain against the conventions - as i've grown older, and realised that there aren't that many books left for me to write, so i've become determined that they should be the fictive equivalent of ripping the damn corset off altogether and chucking it on the fire.
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