Katherine Paterson quote: Thus, in a real sense, I am constantly writing autobiography,but I have to turn it into fiction in order to ...

Thus, in a real sense, I am constantly writing autobiography,but I have to turn it into fiction in order to give it credibility.

~ Katherine Paterson ~

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