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“ ...to her all books were the same and, as with her subjects, she felt a duty to approach them without prejudice...Lauren Bacall, Winifred Holtby, Sylvia Plath - who were they? Only be reading could she find out. ”

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Standards are always out of date. That’s what makes them standards

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You don't put your life into your books, you find it there.

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We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey the rules.

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One recipe for happiness is to have to sense of entitlement.' To this she added a star and noted at the bottom of the page: 'This is not a lesson I have ever been in a position to learn.

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