“However far fiction writers stray from their own lives and experiences - and I stray pretty far from mine - I think, ultimately, that we may be writing what we need to write in some way, albeit unconsciously.”
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I think I write fiction for the opportunity to get beyond the limits of my own life.
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I wanted to connect a modern story with a myth that I had read.
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