Ian Rankin - I used to think that: whenever I heard that someone had taken 10 years to write a novel...

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I used to think that: whenever I heard that someone had taken 10 years to write a novel, I'd think it must be a big, serious book. Now I think, 'No - it took you one year to write, and nine years to sit around eating Kit Kats.'

Ian Rankin

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Ich dachte immer: Wenn ich hörte, dass jemand zehn Jahre gebraucht hat, um einen Roman zu schreiben, denke ich, dass es ein großes, ernstes Buch sein muss. Jetzt denke ich: "Nein - Sie haben ein Jahr gebraucht, um zu schreiben und neun Jahre, um Kit Kats zu essen."

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