I think a lot of people try to edit themselves out and I think that's a big mistake, … - Sheila Heti

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Good intentions are very mortal and perishable things. Like very mellow and choice fruit, they are difficult to keep.

Sheila Heti

I think a lot of people try to edit themselves out and I think that's a big mistake, because the person being interviewed is responding to a person, and if you don't know who that person is then you don't really know what's going on with the person being interviewed.

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