Lionel Shriver Quotes
I Am A Wordy Writer, And Often Churn Out Pages On End Without Advancing The Plot A Jot. Hence I Try To Take My Cue From A Childhood Impatience With Any Device That Doesn't Get Somewhere. Even In His Sprightly Youth, Clippity Had A Problem With Running In Place - Just Like My First Drafts - When The Surface Was Too Slick. As A Kid, I Was Ingenious Enough To Smear Green Plasticine On His Rear Hooves. Thus I Discovered The Importance Of Traction, As Handy A Concept In Literature As For Wind-up Toys.
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