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Your only responsibility as a writer is to be true to the story that has chosen you as its writer.

Jean Little

Your only responsibility as a writer is to be true to the story that has chosen you as its writer.

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About Jean Little

Jean Little, CM (January 2, 1932 – April 6, 2020) was an award-winning Canadian writer of over 50 books. Her work mainly consisted of children's literature, but she also wrote two autobiographies: Little by Little and Stars Come Out Within. Little was partially blind since birth as a result of scars on her cornea and was frequently accompanied by a guide dog.