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It was as if - this something I thought of only later, of course - she was gently peeling back one layer after another that covered a person's heart, ...more

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It was as if - this something I thought of only later, of course - she were gently peeling back one layer after another that covered a person's heart,...more

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There are some things in this world that can be done over, and some that can't. And time passing is one thing that can't be redone. Come this tar, and...more

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There are some things in this world that can be done over, and some that can't. And time passing is one thing that can't be undone. Come this far, and...more

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It was as if-this is something I thought of only later, of course-she was gently peeling bcd one layer after another hat covered a person's heart, a v...more

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If she did experience sex--or something close to it--in high school, I'm sure it would have been less out of sexual desire or love than literary curio...more

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In the end, like so many beautiful promises in our lives, that dinner date never came to be.

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Memory is like fiction: or else it's fiction that's like memory.

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Memory is like fiction: or else it' fiction that's like memory.

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No matter how much enthusiasm and effort you put into writing, if you totally lack literary talent you can forget about being a novelist.

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The thoughts that occur to me while I’m running are like clouds in the sky. Clouds of all different sizes. They come and they go, while the sky remain...more

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If you're young and talented, it's like you have wings.

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Language is very tough, though, a tenacity that is backed up by a long history. However it is treated, its autonomy cannot be lost or seriously damage...more

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I love pop culture -- the Rolling Stones, the Doors, David Lynch, things like that. That's why I said I don't like elitism.

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I write weird stories. I don't know why I like weirdness so much. Myself, I'm a very realistic person. I don't trust anything New Age -- or reincarnat...more