When I write about a 15-year old, I jump, I return to the days when I was that age. It's like a time machine. I can remember everything. I can feel the wind. I can smell the air. Very actually.…

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There is nothing in this world that never takes a step outside a person's heart.

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You are 27 or 28 right? It is very tough to live at that age....

You are 27 or 28 right? It is very tough to live at that age....

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I am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I...

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Most young people were getting jobs in big companies, becoming company men. I wanted to...

Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that's how we've got to live.

Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that's how we've got to live.

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I lost some of my friends because I got so famous, people who just assumed...