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...Guards attacking the least twitch of non-conformity, he burned all of his early writing as a precaution. This sacrifice didn't save him from being exiled to the countryside for "reeducation." Despite the hardship and the risk, he kept writing in secret, burying his manuscripts in jars of potter's clay each night. He did it because he had no other choice. "Writing was the only way to relieve my loneliness...
...long time ago and it was fine,” he says delicately. “L. Ron Hubbard wrote in a very pulpy time.” Asked about his own literary tastes, Goelman mentions Kafka and Borges, and adds, “I thought Harry Potter was great...
Counting experience over ambition, Potter spent her early career making lateral moves and rejecting promotion offers. In 1982 she visited Genentech's South San Francisco offices to interview for a lowly sales position. She didn't get it, went to Merck and never looked back--until two years ago, when Genentech wooed her with a million-dollar bonus...
...Potter works long hours but puts her family first. When her son, 16, was 3, she learned that he had a developmental disability. But after receiving extra help from experts and Mom, he excels in academics and music. She makes almost every volleyball game and piano recital for her son and daughter. Colleagues say the only time they saw her lose her concentration was when she paused during a meeting and declared, "I've got to have a Little Mermaid costume ready by 5 p.m." --By Chris Taylor/San Francisco
...gamble paid off. Fellowship turned out to be the second highest grossing film of 2001, just behind Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and established Jackson as the Kiwi George Lucas. The movie went on to gross $860 million worldwide and was honored with 13 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture...