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I like shape very much. A novel has to have shape, and life doesn't have any. The author of this quote shares the same interest as the reader of the quote. Some people do not understand the meaning of words and they always ask you to explain it.
This quote is a good example of explaining a sentence with a few words. In this sentence, the author is saying that he likes shape very much because he wants to make a novel that's full of shape. He does not want to give up on his idea until he has achieved what he wants, and he wants a novel that has a good shape.
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