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"If you grow up in Ireland and read books then you really are obliged to attempt your own some time. ..." — Anne Enright
If you grow up in Ireland and read books then you really are obliged to attempt your own some time. It is not exactly a choice. I still don't know if I am a writer. Believe me, there are days when I have my doubts.
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