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Barry Bonds was still young when his father's fall began. Although Bobby still continued to put up good numbers year after year, he never lived up to expectations.

~David Grann

Topics: After Although Barry Began Bobby Bonds Continue Expectations Fall Father Good He His Lived Never Numbers Put Still Up Year Young

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Firemen have a culture of death. There are rituals, carefully constructed for the living, to process the dead.

~David Grann

Topics: Carefully Constructed Culture Dead Death Living Process Rituals

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After a traumatic event, people tend to store a series of memories and arrange them into a meaningful narrative. They remember exactly where they were and to whom they were talking.

~David Grann

Topics: After Arrange Event Exactly Meaningful Memories Narrative People Remember Series Store Talking Tend Them Traumatic Were Where Whom

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Like many people, I kicked around, struggled to become a writer, finally got my first full-time job around 27, 28, at 'The Hill' newspaper. They hired me as a copy editor, which was kind of funny because I'm semi-blind because I have an eye disorder.

~David Grann

Topics: Around Because Become Copy Disorder Editor Eye Finally First Full-Time Full-Time Job Funny Got Hill Hired Job Kicked Kind Like Many Me Newspaper People Struggled Which Writer

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I was not very good at newspaper reporting. I'm just not quick enough, and I always tend to tell things as stories.

~David Grann

Topics: Always Enough Good Just Newspaper Quick Reporting Stories Tell Tend Things Very

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I'm sure every author has their own process.

~David Grann

Topics: Author Every Own Process Sure

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I think you get into trouble as an author and a journalist when, rather than owning the gaps, you try to elide them.

~David Grann

Topics: Author Gaps Get Journalist Owning Rather Than Them Think Trouble Try You I Think

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If someone told me I had to stop writing stories, that would be the end of me.

~David Grann

Topics: End Had Me Someone Stop Stories Would Writing

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A lot of the stuff I tweet is out of childlike curiosity.

~David Grann

Topics: Childlike Curiosity Lot Out Stuff Tweet

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To be honest, I used to always procrastinate when I write. I mean, I love writing, but I hate it.

~David Grann

Topics: Always Hate Honest Love Mean To Be Honest Used Write Writing I Love I Write

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: March 10th, 1967

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