Katherine PatersonThus, in a real sense, I am constantly writing autobiography, but I have to turn it into fiction in order to give it credibility.
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I have to tell stories about myself in order to give them credibility.
Source: The Spying Heart: More Thoughts On Reading And Writing Books For Children
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