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And before I'd got to the end of the first paragraph, I'd come up slap bang against a fundamental problem that still troubles me today whenever I begin a story, and it's this: where am I telling it from?
Philip Pullman
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Philip Pullman was a Writer from United Kingdom (1945–present).

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Who said "And before I'd got to the end of the first paragraph, I'd come up slap bang aga…"?
This quote is attributed to Philip Pullman, a Writer from United Kingdom.
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Philip Pullman lived from 1945 – present.