I do believe that characters in novels belong to their writers and the…

Ann Brashares
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I do believe that characters in novels belong to their writers and their readers pretty equally. I've learned a lot of things about the characters I write from people who read about them. Readers expand them in ways I don't think of and take them to places I can't go. ✨ FaceBook post byAnn Brashares from Jan 30, 2013
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