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Kate Atkinson is a celebrated British author, recognized for her crime novels and historical fiction. Born in 1951, she has garnered critical acclaim for her intricate plots and compelling characters. Atkinson's writing frequently delves into themes of morality, identity, and the passage of time.

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“I think about death a lot, I really do, because I can't believe I won't exist. It's the ego isn't it? I feel that I should retreat into a better form of Zen Buddhism than this kind of ego-dominated thing. But I don't know, I mean, I want to come back as a tree but I suspect that it's just not going to happen, is it?”

Thinking Knows Want Feels Should Believe Kind Mean I Can Happens Form Tree Buddhism Ego Suspects Retreat Because I Can Zen Buddhism

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“I did feel when my mother died if anyone was going to haunt me it would be her. And she hasn't, so I think it is possibly the end.”

Ifs Thinking Feels Ends Would Be Mother Died Mother Died

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“I don't have goals when writing books, apart from getting to the end. I have rather vague ideas about how I want things to feel, I'm big on ambience. I have a title, a beginning and a probable ending and go from there.”

Want Feels Writing Book Ideas Ends Bigs Goal Titles Vague Writing A Book Ambience Vague Ideas

Author:Kate Atkinson

“She was a terrible mother, there was no doubt about it, but she didn't even have the strength to feel guilty.”

Feels Mother Doubt Terrible Guilty No Doubt

Book:Case Histories: (Jackson Brodie)

Source: Case Histories: (Jackson Brodie)

“It wasn't that [he] believed in religion, or a God, or an afterlife. He just knew it was impossible to feel this much love and for it to end.”

Life Feels Ends Impossible Afterlife Much Love

Book:Case Histories: (Jackson Brodie)

Source: Case Histories: (Jackson Brodie)

“I feel as if I’m waiting for something dreadful to happen, and then I realize it already has.”

Ifs Feels Happens Waiting Realizing Waiting For Something

Book:Life After Life

Source: Life After Life

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Born: 1951
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