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    —Elizabeth Bowen

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T.C. Boyle

What is your daily reading diet?

I start with two newspapers: the L.A. Times and the Santa Barbara News Press. Then I re-read what I’ve written the previous day. Then I work. When that’s over, I do something physical: yard work, hiking, swimming, snorkeling. Then I make dinner, read, maybe watch a movie, sleep. This last is important: I need my rest, as we all do; and I sleep well, you’ll be happy to know, as a result of having a clean conscience.

USC Trojan Family Magazine, Winter 2006

(Thanks to Matt Thomas.)

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