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It is sometimes the minor, not the major, characters in a novel who hold the author's affection longest. It may be that one loses affection for the major characters because they suck off so much energy as one pushes them through their lives.
It is sometimes the minor, not the major, characters in a novel who hold the author's affection longest. It may be that one loses affection for the major characters because they suck off so much energy as one pushes them through their lives.
Approximate author period: c. 1961 AD · modern
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- Larry McMurtry
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- Approximate author period: c. 1961 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Larry McMurtry: documented activity in 1961. Wikidata Q611672, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q611672 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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