I completely see the similarities, I'm not denying that those are there, but I can honestly say that any of those similarities were completely unconscious and unintentional.

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Well, yeah, I mean I always wanted to be a writer eventually, but I wasn't ever really thinking like in terms of this young. I mean I always fantasized about when I'm 30, I'll go become a British citizen and win the Man Booker award. That's still my big goal.

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I am a huge fan of her work and can honestly say that any phrasing similarities between her works and mine were completely unintentional and unconscious.

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I just hope she believes I would never, ever intentionally lift her words. The last thing I ever wanted to do was upset her.

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When I was writing, I genuinely believed each word was my own.

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