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“ My dad didn't have a formal education, but he had a wonderful vocabulary. So in 'Harvest,' I wanted my main character to be an innately intelligent man who would have the vocabulary to say whatever he wanted in the same way as lots of working-class people can. ”

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There's solace in the thought that I will never finish missing her.

~ Jim Crace

These are the stories that we tell ourselves and only ourselves, and they are better left unshared.

~ Jim Crace

I felt that, in some ways, my novels lacked heart because of the distance between me and the subject matter. But no one wants to read a book based on good health, a happy upbringing, a long marriage.

~ Jim Crace