A novel is a conversation starter, and if the author isn't there for the after-party, both the writer and the reader are missing a lot. (Maggie Stiefvater)

A novel is a conversation starter, and if the author isn't there for the after-party, both the writer and the reader are missing a lot.

Maggie Stiefvater

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