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As a novelist, where do you go to tap into memories, and impressions, and sensations? It's usually, in my experience, your early life, before you started thinking of yourself as a writer, because somehow those experiences are unadulterated.
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"As a novelist, where do you go to tap into memories, and impressions, and sensations? It's usually, in my experience, your early life, before you started thinking of yourself as a writer, because somehow those experiences are unadulterated."
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As a novelist, where do you go to tap into memories, and impressions, and sensations? It's usually, in my experience, your early life, before you started thinking of yourself as a writer, because somehow those experiences are unadulterated. — William Boyd

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William Boyd was a Novelist from United States (1895–1972).

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Who said "As a novelist, where do you go to tap into memories, and impressions, and sensa…"?
This quote is attributed to William Boyd, a Novelist from United States.
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William Boyd lived from 1895 – 1972.
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