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Goodreads asked James Hartley:

How do you get inspired to write?

James Hartley No option. Whether I do it well or badly, it´s something I do. It´s something I´ve always done.

In tough times good writers, good books, have kept me going. That inner, mental smile, when you just know what you are reading is great, when it lifts your soul: that´s when you know it´s worth it.

No envy. No fear. No meanness.

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