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My books are not about different components that fit together like pieces in a jigsaw puzzle, it's about creating the space around the components, which is almost as important as the components themselves. And that space changes and blends depending upon what the components are.

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Michael Ondaatje

The one of the great sadnesses of any life is knowing what you know now and then remembering what you did not know then.

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She had always wanted words, she loved them; grew up on them. Words gave her clarity, brought reason, shape.

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I believe this. When we meet those we fall in love with, there is an aspect of our spirit that is historian, a bit of a pedant who reminisces or remembers a meeting when the other has passed by innocently…but all parts of the body must be ready for the other, all atoms must jump in one direction for desire to occur.

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There is a story, always ahead of you. Barely existing. Only gradually do you attach yourself to it and feed it. You discover the carapace that will contain and test your character. You will find in this way the path of your life.

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Everyone has to scratch on walls somewhere or they go crazy

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The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human.

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Writers tend to work early in the morning, or late at night, when brains are naturally able to focus deeply on one thought. In the middle of the day, distractions are unavoidable. I wonder if anything worthwhile has ever been written in the afternoon.

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Sara Shepard

Sara Shepard

It's amazing what you don't see, though. Even when it's right in front of your eyes.

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Richard Grossman

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Tommy Lee Jones

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No, I don't think about the myth of the West. It's not the kind of thinking I do. That's more suited to people who live in big towns on the West Coast or East Coast, people who stay under a roof, in a room, all the time.

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Mat Johnson

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Long-haul trucking. Just roaming the country, alone, with audiobooks and podcasts, sleeping in the back of the cab, showering at gas stations at 4 a. m. , minimal human contact. That's living the dream.

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