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I never dreamt I could be an author when I grew up. It just didn't occur to me, because I thought you had to be a) academic, so go to university, things like that, and I didn't think I was clever, or b) dead because I just assumed all the authors in the library were dead.
Geraldine McCaughrean
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"I never dreamt I could be an author when I grew up. It just didn't occur to me, because I thought you had to be a) academic, so go to university, things like that, and I didn't think I was clever, or b) dead because I just assumed all the authors in the library were dead."
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I never dreamt I could be an author when I grew up. It just didn't occur to me, because I thought you had to be a) academic, so go to university, things like that, and I didn't think I was clever, or b) dead because I just assumed all the authors in the library were dead. — Geraldine McCaughrean

About Geraldine McCaughrean

Geraldine McCaughrean was a Novelist from United Kingdom (1951–present).

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This quote is attributed to Geraldine McCaughrean, a Novelist from United Kingdom.
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Geraldine McCaughrean lived from 1951 – present.