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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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“he wanted a son so he could teach him all the things he knew, as well as how to learn all the things he didn´t know. he couldn´t teach his daughter anything, she knew more than he did already.”

Book:When will there be good news?

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“The cats are murdering sleep, the wall rumbling with their engine purrs -prut prut prut as they snore their way to oblivion.”

Book:Human Croquet

Source: Human Croquet

“I myself am usually to be found lying on the bed imitating the dead Chatterton, killing time by reading book after book (the only reliable otherworlds i´ve discovered so far).”

Book:Human Croquet

Source: Human Croquet

“of course, i don´t believe in god; Dr Kellet said. but i believe in heaven. one has to.”

Book:Life After Life

Source: Life After Life

“Everyone said, 'Well, you're very old for a first novel,' and I said, 'How do you write when you haven't lived? How do you write when you have no experience? How do you write straight out of university?”

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“I had a novel in the back of my mind when I won an Ian St James story competition in 1993. At the award ceremony an agent asked me if I was writing a novel. I showed her four or five chapters of what would become 'Behind the Scenes at the Museum' and to my surprise she auctioned them off.”

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Author:Kate Atkinson

“She should have done science, not spent all her time with her head in novels. Novels gave you a completely false idea about life, they told lies and they implied there were endings when in reality there were no endings, everything just went on and on and on.”

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Author:Kate Atkinson

“Sylvie's knowledge, like Izzie's, was random yet far-ranging, 'The sign that one has acquired one's learning from reading novels rather than an education.”

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Author:Kate Atkinson

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Born: 1951
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