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I was told by my mother at the age of five that I was going to be a doctor, and that was the end of the conversation. I was presented with a toy stethoscope and told to learn how to use it.

~Chris Adrian

Topics: Age Conversation Doctor End Five Going How Learn Mother Presented Toy Use

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The stories that engaged me as a kid were all science fiction. Later, it turned out that I didn't have the language to talk about what was bothering me in a way that was straightforward.

~Chris Adrian

Topics: About Bothering Engaged Fiction Kid Language Later Me Out Science Science Fiction Stories Straightforward Talk Turned Way Were

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My natural tendency is to write about zombie bunnies, but one of my first writing teachers got incorporated into my writing superego, and I keep hearing his admonition to make things feel more real the weirder they get.

~Chris Adrian

Topics: About Feel First Get Got Hearing His Incorporated Keep Make More Natural Real Teachers Tendency Things Weirder Write Writing Zombie

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After a few drinks, my mom would recite her lines as Portia in 'The Merchant of Venice' from her high school play. But I first discovered Shakespeare properly when I was about five. I used to look for the most complicated books I could find and pretend to be reading them. I wanted people to think I was smart.

~Chris Adrian

Topics: About After Books Complicated Could Discovered Drinks Few Find First Five Her High High School Lines Look Merchant Mom Most People Play Pretend Properly Reading Recite School Shakespeare Smart Them Think Used Venice Wanted Would

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I had always wanted to retell a Shakespeare play. It was an ambition from college days. But in order to be able to do it... the circumstances in my life didn't come together for a long time.

~Chris Adrian

Topics: Able Always Ambition Circumstances College Come Days Had Life Long Long Time My Life Order Play Shakespeare Time Together Wanted

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Shakespeare shows you what it is possible to do in English as a writer - but also shows you that you might as well give up. As it's all been done before and hundreds of years ago. So I have had that long-standing relationship of oppression and inspiration.

~Chris Adrian

Topics: Also Been Before Done English Give Had Hundreds Hundreds Of Years Inspiration Long-Standing Might Oppression Possible Relationship Shakespeare Shows Up Well Writer Years Years Ago You

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There are reasons to go on living despite what horrors may come in your life. And love informs those reasons.

~Chris Adrian

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Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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