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I see echoes with lots of books in all my books, some deliberate, some unconscious until later, and as long as that is respectful I think that's great - writing on the shoulders of other writers is a privilege.

— China Miéville

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Source: China Mieville: "My job is not to try to give readers what they want...", theguardian.com, Thursday 20 September, 2012.
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