Jung Chang was the first person to tell a grand historical, political story through a personal narrative. - Aminatta Forna - Quotesmemo.com

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Nothing will motivate conservative evangelical Christians to vote Republican in the 2008 presidential election more than a Democratic nominee named Hillary Rodham Clinton - not even a run by the devil himself. . . I certainly hope that Hillary is the candidate. She has $300 million so far. But I hope she's the candidate. Because nothing will energize my [constituency] like Hillary Clinton. If Lucifer ran, he wouldn't.

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Aminatta Forna

Jung Chang was the first person to tell a grand historical, political story through a personal narrative.

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War had the effect of encouraging people to try to stay alive. Poverty, too. Survival was simply too hard-won to be given up lightly.

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The Watch is a powerful tale, courageous both in concept and creation: an ancient tale made modern, passed through different narrators in extraordinary shape-shifting prose that makes this not just an important novel, but a remarkable read.

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I was brought up in a household where you stood up to be counted.

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