“I did not win and in fact I was called into the principal's office for a consultation with my parents. But that was the beginning of my literary career.”
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The first book I ever wrote was in fourth grade and it was called 'Billy's Booger.' It was an autobiographical piece about a kid who was really bad at math.
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I have known lots of adults who enjoyed similar enthusiasms as a kid and weren't encouraged and then didn't go anywhere with it and so they're unhappy in their jobs as adults.
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The only road to the highest stations in this country is that of the law.
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