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The Pale King
“But that being said, I loved The Pale King, even though he never finished that novel.”
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Emily St. John Mandel
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01 / belief
I think that in the same way that in our modern, hopefully still pre-apocalyptic world, some people are content to live their entire lives in their hometowns, while others get out, really, as soon as they possibly can, and that was me.
“I think that in the same way that in our modern, hopefully still pre-apocalyptic world, some people are content to live their entire lives in their hometowns, while others get out, really, as soon as they possibly can, and that was me.”
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02 / belief
I believe in my work, but I’ve always been aware that there are any number of books in the world that were at least as good as Station Eleven, if not better, that didn’t sell nearly as many copies.
“I believe in my work, but I’ve always been aware that there are any number of books in the world that were at least as good as Station Eleven, if not better, that didn’t sell nearly as many copies.”
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03 / belief
One way is that dance requires the most incredible discipline, and I think that that’s helpful for writing.
“One way is that dance requires the most incredible discipline, and I think that that’s helpful for writing.”
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04 / belief
Ancient Greece, and then, much more recently, the fall of the Berlin Wall. I think that just would have been an incredible thing to see.
“Ancient Greece, and then, much more recently, the fall of the Berlin Wall. I think that just would have been an incredible thing to see.”
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05 / belief
” I don’t think it’s quite as severe as any kind of disassociation syndrome, but it is this idea that plays at the back of my mind sometimes. So I think that absolutely comes out in my fiction.
“” I don’t think it’s quite as severe as any kind of disassociation syndrome, but it is this idea that plays at the back of my mind sometimes. So I think that absolutely comes out in my fiction.”
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06 / belief
There are just not that many Canadians relative to Americans. So, for us, it’s a major city, and I think a lot of Canadian novels are set there.
“There are just not that many Canadians relative to Americans. So, for us, it’s a major city, and I think a lot of Canadian novels are set there.”
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07 / belief
I would say probably pretty well if you can reconcile yourself to that tradeoff, which it would not be crazy to call an offshoot of prostitution.
“I would say probably pretty well if you can reconcile yourself to that tradeoff, which it would not be crazy to call an offshoot of prostitution.”
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08 / belief
You see the towers falling, and you think, “This is my opportunity,” and you disappear. So I think if life presents some horrific moment like that, then faking your own death would not be difficult.
“You see the towers falling, and you think, “This is my opportunity,” and you disappear. So I think if life presents some horrific moment like that, then faking your own death would not be difficult.”
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09 / belief
I think that’s a simplification, but, God, that’s a depressing environment, so I would expect there to be a much higher baseline level of depression in the population in prison.
“I think that’s a simplification, but, God, that’s a depressing environment, so I would expect there to be a much higher baseline level of depression in the population in prison.”
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