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As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?

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Alice Munro

My favorite writer is Alice Munro—all of her books. She’s a tremendous writer and has taught me so much about writing.

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here
As a child, Munro was constantly telling herself stories. One of the first was “The Little Mermaid,” by Hans Christian Anderson, whose ending she couldn’t bear.

Andrea Walker, The New Yorker, 4 October 2008 source ↗

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Olivia Williams British actress
My mother says I had a plan to be a farmer’s wife and a violinist, going to concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in my tractor.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 April 2022 source ↗

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