I'll Write Maybe One Long Paragraph Describing The Events, Then A Page Or Two Breaking The Events Into Chapters, And Then Reams Of Pages Delving Into My Characters. After That, I'm Ready To Begin. - SearchQuotes

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I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking the events into chapters, and then reams of pages delving into my characters. After that, I'm ready to begin.

Anne Tyler

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