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The ways in which I was obsessed with Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp 20 years ago is completely replicated by my daughters' and my crush on Marshawn Lynch and Richard Sherman now.

~David Shields

Topics: Crush Daughters Gary Now Obsessed Richard Ways Which Years Years Ago

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The real impulse of most books is to tell a story to keep the reader lashed to the page. I don't get why that's a proper use of an adult's time.

~David Shields

Topics: Adult Books Get Impulse Keep Most Page Proper Reader Real Story Tell Time Use Why

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I'm obviously aware that most people don't agree with me, that people like to escape into a coherent world that is apart from their own.

~David Shields

Topics: Agree Apart Aware Coherent Escape Like Me Most Obviously Own People World

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We're completely confused about the boundaries between fiction and non-fiction. To me, the moment you compose, you're fictionalising; the moment you remember, you're dreaming. It's ludicrous that we have to pretend that non-fiction has to be real in some absolute sense.

~David Shields

Topics: About Absolute Be Real Between Boundaries Compose Confused Dreaming Fiction Ludicrous Me Moment Non-Fiction Pretend Real Remember Sense Some You

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Every quality I despise in George Bush is a quality I despise in myself. He is my worst self realized.

~David Shields

Topics: Bush Despise Every George George Bush He Myself Quality Realized Self Worst

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: July 22nd, 1956

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