‘Mary has her own way of writing, using a mixture of letters and pictures. I had only just learned to read, and deciphering Mary’s idiosyncratic script was one of the pleasures of reading the books.’
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‘Reading as a writer and not just as a reader is a different experience, both richer and less carefree; instead of simply enjoying the ride now you are paying attention to the mechanism that makes it possible’
‘Remember that too, that silly optimism, because no one believes more in your work than you and your belief is infectious. You believe in magic, in fairies in the garden, in happy-ever-after.’