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We live in this era that has benefited from the Industrial Revolution, and we live with a kind of luxury and plenty that even all but the poorest of Americans live with a kind of sensuousness that was unimagined by medieval kings. But in order to get to this point, a lot of people had to suffer in really terrible ways.

~David Liss

Topics: American Era Even Get Had Industrial Industrial Revolution Kind Kings Live Lot Luxury Medieval Order People Plenty Point Poorest Really Revolution Suffer Terrible Ways

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I was always a big Justice League fan. I always loved Batman, Superman - I have a weird Martian Manhunter fixation.

~David Liss

Topics: Always Batman Big Fan Justice League Loved Martian Superman Weird

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I once spent a spent a summer selling encyclopedias door to door.

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Topics: Door Once Selling Spent Summer

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I lived in Atlanta for a couple of years while getting my masters at Georgia State. I thought I hated it at the time, but I've been back a couple of times since, and there's no place I've lived to which returning is so much like visiting a place I only remember from my dreams.

~David Liss

Topics: Atlanta Back Been Couple Dreams Georgia Getting Hated Like Lived Masters Much Only Place Remember Returning Since State Thought Time Times Visiting Which While Years

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I don't generally listen to music while working, but sometimes music can help me get past minor writer's block.

~David Liss

Topics: Block Generally Get Help Listen Me Minor Music Past Sometimes While Working Writer

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I do, in fact, have a book club. I meet with a couple of guys once a month of a lunchtime discussion of some interesting text, usually, but not always, philosophical.

~David Liss

Topics: Always Book Club Couple Discussion Fact Guys In Fact Interesting Lunchtime Meet Month Once Philosophical Some Text

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I went with the old adage that you should write what you know. What I knew was 18th century Britain, so what I decided I would do is write a novel based on my dissertation research.

~David Liss

Topics: Adage Based Britain Century Decided Dissertation Knew Know Novel Old Research Should Would Write You 18Th Century

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I didn't want to write a book that suggested that magic good/technology bad.

~David Liss

Topics: Bad Book Magic Suggested Want Write

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I do feel like I'm in this lucky position where I can write something and people will read it, and I feel like I should say something that's probably worth saying... I feel like it's something worth saying, and one more person saying it is better.

~David Liss

Topics: Better Feel Like Lucky More People Person Position Read Say Saying Should Something Where Will Worth Write I Feel I Can I Feel Like

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Oh yeah, I grew up with comics. You know, I always like to describe myself as a 'narrative junkie.' I love novels, I love comics, movies, TV. If it's a good story, I'm hooked.

~David Liss

Topics: Always Comics Describe Good Good Story Grew Hooked Know Like Love Movies Myself Narrative Novels Oh Oh Yeah Story Tv Up Yeah You I Love

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: March 16th, 1966

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