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“It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating”

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Sara Paretsky, born on June 8, 1947, is a renowned American author known for her crime novels. Her works, particularly the V.I. Warshawski series, have gained her recognition for their unique female perspective and social commentary. more

“Once I went professionally to an archaeological expedition-and I learnt something there. In the course of an excavation, when something comes up out of the ground, everything is cleared away very carefully all around it. You take away the loose earth, and you scrape here and there with a knife until finally your object is there, all alone, ready to be drawn and photographed with no extraneous matter confusing it. That is what I have been seeking to do-clear away the extraneous matter so that we can see the truth-the naked shining truth.”

Has Beens Matter Earth Courses Clear Objects Ready Shining Come Up Seeking Naked Knives Confusing Here And There All Alone Expeditions

Book:Poirot in the Orient

Source: Poirot in the Orient

“Writing is a great comfort to people like me, who are unsure of themselves and have trouble expressing themselves properly.”

People Writing Trouble Comfort Like Me Unsure

Author:Agatha Christie

“Any medical man who predicts exactly when a patient will die, or exactly how long he will live, is bound to make a fool of himself. The human factor is always incalculable. The weak have often unexpected powers of resistance, the strong sometimes succumb.”

Men Humans Long Sometimes Dies Strong Fool Weak Patient Bounds Medical Resistance Factors Unexpected

Book:Funerals are Fatal

Source: Funerals are Fatal

“I didn't want to work. It was as simple as that. I distrusted work, disliked it. I thought it was a very bad thing that the human race had unfortunately invented for itself.”

Want Humans Simple Race Human Race Working It Bad Things

Book:Endless night

Source: Endless night

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