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When you're writing a book, with people in it as opposed to animals, it is no good having people who are ordinary, because they are not going to interest your readers at all. Every writer in the world has to use the characters that have something interesting about them, and this is even more true in children's books.
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"When you're writing a book, with people in it as opposed to animals, it is no good having people who are ordinary, because they are not going to interest your readers at all. Every writer in the world has to use the characters that have something interesting about them, and this is even more true in children's books."
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When you're writing a book, with people in it as opposed to animals, it is no good having people who are ordinary, because they are not going to interest your readers at all. Every writer in the world has to use the characters that have something interesting about them, and this is even more true in children's books. — Roald Dahl

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Roald Dahl was a Novelist from Norway (1916–1990).

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Who said "When you're writing a book, with people in it as opposed to animals, it is no g…"?
This quote is attributed to Roald Dahl, a Novelist from Norway.
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Roald Dahl lived from 1916 – 1990.
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