I write short stories when a little idea occurs to me, that I know isn't a part of a novel that will stand by itself and should be concentrated. (Roddy Doyle)

I write short stories when a little idea occurs to me, that I know isn't a part of a novel that will stand by itself and should be concentrated.

Roddy Doyle

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