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“One of the things that makes characters real is details. Life offers a lot of details. You just have to choose and use them wisely. When you give them to fictional people and a fictional story, their purpose and their meaning changes, so it's best to see the version in the book as fiction entirely, wherever it started out.”

Quote by Nick Earls

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Nick Earls, born on October 8, 1963, is an Australian novelist known for his unique narrative style and profound insights into Australian society and culture. more

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