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I happen to know that history is nothing but a spin and metaphor, which is what all yarns are made up of, when you strip them down to the underlay. And what makes a hit or a myth, of course, is how that story is told, and by whom.
I happen to know that history is nothing but a spin and metaphor, which is what all yarns are made up of, when you strip them down to the underlay. And what makes a hit or a myth, of course, is how that story is told, and by whom.
Approximate author period: c. 1992 AD · modern
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- Joanne Harris
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- Approximate author period: c. 1992 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Joanne Harris: documented activity in 1992. Wikidata Q234718, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234718 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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