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“Once, before leaving on vacation, I copied an entire page from an Alice Munro story and left it in my typewriter, hoping a burglar might come upon it and mistake her words for my own. That an intruder would spend his valuable time reading, that he might be impressed by the description of a crooked face, was something I did not question, as I believed, and still do, that stories save you.”

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Jincy Willett, born on December 31, 1946, is an American author known for her humorous and satirical writing, primarily focusing on family, society, and gender issues. more

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