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We live in a culture that wants to put a redemptive face on everything, so anger doesn't sit well with any of us. But I think women's anger sits less well than anything else.

~Claire Messud

Topics: Anger Any Anything Anything Else Culture Else Everything Face Less Live Put Sit Than Think Us Wants Well Women I Think

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Women's anger is very scary to people, and to no one more than to other women, who think, 'My goodness, if I let the lid off, where would we be?'

~Claire Messud

Topics: Anger Goodness More Off Other People Scary Than Think Very Where Who Women Would

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In a globalised world, so many of us move around so much. You lose things, but you also gain things - or hope to gain them.

~Claire Messud

Topics: Also Around Gain Hope Lose Many Move Much Them Things Us World You

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It's still unacceptable for women to have negative emotions, especially anger, and I was trying to write against that.

~Claire Messud

Topics: Against Anger Emotions Negative Still Trying Unacceptable Women Write

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If you're reading to find friends, you're in deep trouble.

~Claire Messud

Topics: Deep Find Friends Reading Trouble You

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Carmiel Banasky, a writer like no other, is a talent to watch.

~Claire Messud

Topics: Like Other Talent Watch Writer

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You lose something in not being rooted, but you gain something by seeing the world differently. It's both a loss and a gift.

~Claire Messud

Topics: Being Both Differently Gain Gift Lose Loss Rooted Seeing Something World You

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When I finish a book, I always fear that I'll never write again. It takes a lot of time. You always think if you could just do something else - but nothing else makes me as happy.

~Claire Messud

Topics: Again Always Book Could Else Fear Finish Happy Just Lot Makes Me Never Nothing Something Something Else Takes Think Time Write You

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You can't make a character do something they wouldn't do.

~Claire Messud

Topics: Character Make Something You

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Because we moved so much, I was always having to adapt and work out the lay of the land. So I felt envious of those who did not have to try.

~Claire Messud

Topics: Adapt Always Because Did Envious Felt Having Land Lay Moved Much Out Those Try Who Work Work Out

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: Unknown

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