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I came to understand that a German nudist, in 1984, loved little more than to work on his or her tan.

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At 16, I was more resilient and easygoing than I am now.

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I worry about the very pernicious way we elevate and separate ourselves from other beasts, the way we rationalize our comfort and ease, our worship of the self, as healthy. It's enticing, but with a terrible taint of evil.

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I used to try to write around the edges, but now I try to walk a more direct line.

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Snark describes a cynical position, and I'm not interested in that.

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I love irony.

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I think the best fiction is a form of psychological suspense, even though I don't really write in that idiom.

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It seems to me that the time for subtlety in our American life has passed.

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Do we seek delicate phraseology in politics or other forms of public life? We do not.

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We paint a slow picture. You can see the brushstrokes. We don't get to the point, and sometimes when we do, our readers don't notice, in fact. It's so couched in nuance, it can fly right over a person's head. 'What was that you said? I couldn't quite make it out.'

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: December 5th, 1968

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