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Quote by China Mieville
I think theres something quite interesting about the almost tragic

I think theres something quite interesting about the almost tragic quality of a lot of overwrought prose, because it has a much more self-conscious awareness of its own failure to touch the real. – China Mieville

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I always felt sorry for the sidekick as a kid. They never got their due and it left a very bad taste in the mouth – they are defined by a subordinate relationship to someone else. I always felt like a bit of sidekick when I was a kid and it didnt feel fair. – China Mieville

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But I do think its important to remember that writers do not have a monopoly of wisdom on their books. They can be wrong about their own books, they can often learn about their own books. – China Mieville

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It has always felt like a failure that Bjorn and I couldnt keep our family together. You never get it back, but to this day I dont regret splitting up. The reason behind our separation is one of those things I definitely dont want to go into! – Agnetha Faltskog

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The time I had waited probably made the difference between success and failure. – Anna Neagle

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