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I think my generation's inability to speak in absolute terms when it comes to politics is a very positive thing; it's made us more nuanced, made us more complex.

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When you've been living in hope for a long time as I have, suddenly you realize that certainty is far more desirable than hope.

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Some of the most powerful memories are those when you are very, very young. Adult life is seen through the reflection of complex, rational thought.

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Living in hope is a really terrible thing.

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There's something very bizarre about having a father who has disappeared. It's very hard to articulate.

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I sometimes wonder if I would have become a writer if what happened to my father hadn't happened.

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There are two voices: the first says write; the second hardly speaks, but I know what he wants. And if I let him, nothing would get done. He hovers at the edges.

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I ultimately write for myself and the people I love.

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I admire Turgenev, Camus, Proust and Shakespeare, but I've also learnt a lot about writing from composers and artists.

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My father believed in armed struggle.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: Unknown

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