"If there is a heaven, Jane Austen is sitting in a small room with Mother Teresa and Princess Diana, listening to Duran Duran, forever. If there's a hell, she's standing."
"Do not place a photograph of your favourite author on your desk, especially if the author is one of the famous ones who committed suicide."
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Source: Roddy Doyle's rules for writers. Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. February 22, 2010.
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