My problem as a writer is that–whenever I meet someone for the first time– I immediately invent for them a personality and background that are invariably more interesting than the ones they possess. And confirming this character to be uninteresting after a few minutes of conversation, I decide that they are unnecessary to my story and begin devising ways to kill them off. James Rozoff
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I'm not exactly sure what this means, but I guess it means that I take people for granted. No matter how long I know someone, I always think of them as being the most boring person in the world. I always have to have something interesting going on with them, which is a bit annoying.

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