In a way, what Coleman does is write his autobiography, a fictional autobiography, in the very process of living it.

从某种意义上讲，Coleman在写自传，虚构的自传，同时他也在经历这些情节。

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But the characters in "Laughter on the 23rd Floor, " like "The Sunshine Boys" before it, have a logical reason to be telling jokes, which is that they write them for a living ("If Max Prince laughs, my kids eat this week").

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When did you decide to leave the kitchen to write and travel for a living?

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McCardle considers herself lucky to write about business and make a living from it.

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