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I'm always aware that i risk being taken for a neurasthenic prima donna when i explain to someone who wants 'just a little' of my time that five minutes of the wrong kind of distraction can ruin a working day.
-Gail Godwin
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I'm Always Aware That I Risk Being

Gail Godwin
I'm always aware that i risk being taken for a neurasthenic prima donna when i explain to someone who wants 'just a little' of my time that five minutes of the wrong kind of distraction can ruin a working day.
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