I've had a lot of books rejected in my time. My first novel, which didn't get published, was, with hindsight, crashingly dull. (Helen Fielding)

I've had a lot of books rejected in my time. My first novel, which didn't get published, was, with hindsight, crashingly dull.

Helen Fielding

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