One of the main reasons I write fiction is to try to understand what life is like for people other than myself, to try to see the world through my characters' eyes. I often find that I'm able to understand certain emotional truths about my own life by exploring things from different vantages.
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One of the main reasons I write fiction is to try to understand what life is like for people other
One of the main reasons I write fiction is to try to understand what life is like for people other
One of the main reasons I write fiction is to try to understand what life is like for people other
One of the main reasons I write fiction is to try to understand what life is like for people other
One of the main reasons I write fiction is to try to understand what life is like for people other
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