I was an outsider, never quite part of what was going on, always looking in. It turned out to be great preparation for writing fiction. (Hallie Ephron)

I was an outsider, never quite part of what was going on, always looking in. It turned out to be great preparation for writing fiction.

Hallie Ephron

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