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Jane Austen was writing about boring people with desperately limited lives. We forget this because we’ve seen too many of her books on screen.

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Mark Haddon

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Things can be funny when people are uneasy. It softens them up and stops them falling asleep on the sofa. I like those moments where people half-smile and half-wince.

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I started writing books for children because I could illustrate them myself and because, in my innocence, I thought they’d be easier.

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May 14, 2024

I started writing books for children because I could illustrate them myself and because, in my innocence, I thought they’d be easier.

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May 14, 2024

Things can be funny when people are uneasy. It softens them up and stops them falling asleep on the sofa. I like those moments where people half-smile and half-wince.

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