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Like A Historian, I Interpret, Select, Discard, Shape, Simplify. Unlike A Historian, I Make Up People's Thoughts.
-Hilary Mantel
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Like A Historian, I Interpret, Select, Discard,
Hilary Mantel
Like A Historian, I Interpret, Select, Discard, Shape, Simplify. Unlike A Historian, I Make Up People's Thoughts.
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