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I dont remember deciding to become a writer. You decide to become

I dont remember deciding to become a writer. You decide to become a dentist or a postman. For me, writing is like being gay. You finally admit that this is who you are, you come out and hope that no one runs away. – Mark Haddon

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Science and literature give me answers. And they ask me questions I will never be able to answer. – Mark Haddon

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Use your imagination, and youll see that even the most narrow, humdrum lives are infinite in scope if you examine them with enough care. – Mark Haddon

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Writing for children is bloody difficult books for children are as complex as their adult counterparts, and they should therefore be accorded the same respect. – Mark Haddon

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