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John Irving Quotes: I always know more about the ending, even the aftermath to the ending, than I know about the beginning. And so there's a construction that works from back to front.
         

I always know more about the ending, even the aftermath to the ending, than I know about the beginning. And so there's a construction that works from back to front.


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