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I really do think of it in moral terms. I think that we can't kid ourselves that the storytelling impulse is innocent and does nothing but bring good to the world.

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Guys know how to read each other's signals. They know how to telegraph love for one another without throwing their arms around one another.

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I would never have thought my collection of short stories would win the Giller.

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I know what the Giller nominee effect is, but we'll see what the next level is.

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No one expects the doormat to stand upright, shake itself off, and amble down the street to seek its own happiness.

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We are all somebody's children, and when we're in pain, we regress, instinctively looking to our parents to make everything better.

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Anger is one of those emotions that doesn't follow the letter of the law. It speaks before it thinks. It rears up on its hind legs and charges.

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When you're not sure your anger is justified, the thing to do is ask yourself exactly where it's coming from.

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We live in a society that celebrates familial connection above any other kind of relationship. We are shown photos of our great-grandparents and encouraged to marvel over facial similarities. We are told to take pride in our bloodlines, celebrate our ancestry.

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It's a moral absolute: If you are going to make a human being, you have a fundamental responsibility to that person - to honestly disclose exactly who they are and where they come from.

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Novelist

Born: January 24th, 1970

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