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Verona is a very beautiful city, but Siena just never ceases to fascinate me.

~Anne Fortier

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Even as I pursued a doctorate in the history of ideas in my native Denmark, I realized I had neither the encyclopedic training nor the passion for cool logic - not to mention the nerve - to follow in the footsteps of classical liberal philosophers and economists such as Robert Nozick, Friedrich Hayek, and Milton Friedman.

~Anne Fortier

Topics: Classical Cool Denmark Doctorate Economists Even Follow Footsteps Had History Ideas Liberal Logic Mention Milton Native Neither Nerve Nor Passion Philosophers Pursued Realized Robert The History Of Training

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I was in Siena and decided I wanted to write a story set there. Then I discovered that the original story of Romeo and Juliet was set in Siena. It occurred to me that this was too much of a gift - I had to do it. That's how I ended up writing a parallel story to Romeo and Juliet.

~Anne Fortier

Topics: Decided Discovered Ended Gift Had How Juliet Me Much Occurred Original Parallel Romeo Romeo And Juliet Set Story Then Too Too Much Up Wanted Write Writing

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I think Shakespeare is everybody's treasure.

~Anne Fortier

Topics: Everybody Shakespeare Think Treasure I Think

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I'm from Europe, and I was very aware that there are a lot of literature snobs - especially in Europe. As soon as something becomes a success, it has to be bad, and then they'll do everything they can to stab it to death.

~Anne Fortier

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Within the realm of fiction, it is always tempting to set one's stories in a dystopian future, where all our misgivings about state power can be shown in full force.

~Anne Fortier

Topics: About Always Fiction Force Full Future Our Power Realm Set Shown State Stories Tempting Where Within

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A novel is, hopefully, the starting point of a conversation, one in which the author engages readers and asks that they see things from a different point of view than they might otherwise.

~Anne Fortier

Topics: Ask Author Conversation Different Hopefully Might Novel Otherwise Point Point Of View Readers See Starting Starting Point Than Things View Which

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While at Oxford in 1999, I met Jonathan Fortier, who is a Montreal-born Canadian. Despite the challenges of a transatlantic relationship, we remained keen on each other and eventually married in 2002.

~Anne Fortier

Topics: Canadian Challenges Despite Each Eventually Jonathan Keen Married Met Other Oxford Relationship Remained While Who

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Ever since childhood, I've been interested in history and myth. Not just the facts and figures of the past, but everything that contributes to shape our perception of an age: architecture, art, literature and so forth.

~Anne Fortier

Topics: Age Architecture Art Been Childhood Ever Everything Facts Figures Forth History Interested Just Literature Myth Our Past Perception Shape Since

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In many ways, a degree in the history of ideas is the ideal training for an aspiring writer.

~Anne Fortier

Topics: Aspiring Degree History Ideal Ideas Many The History Of Training Ways Writer

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Biography

Nationality: Danish

Type: Writer

Born: Unknown

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