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I don't really know what the Great American Novel is. I like the idea that there could be one now, and I wouldn't object if someone thought it was mine, but I don't claim to have written that - I just wrote my book. Rachel Kushner americanbookclaim share on social
One of the strategies for doing first-person is to make the narrator very knowing, so that the reader is with somebody who has a take on everything they observe. Rachel Kushner knowmakenarrator Change image and share on social
I begin a book with imagery, more than I do with an idea or a character. Some kind of poetic image. Rachel Kushner beginbookcharacter Change image and share on social
I did grow up next door to Steve McQueen, who was a very famous movie star at the time, but as a kid it didn't impress me. We always had great fun with him. He would take us out on Sundays on his motorcycles, riding around in the desert; he was like a second father. Herb Ritts desertdoorfamous share on social
After decades spent in rewrite rooms surrounded by other shouting writers, I discovered that I work best alone. I like being in charge of my time, working out the problems according to my own rhythms and being able to nap. That's a big one, the napping on demand! Maria Semple bigchargedecade share on social
If a horse has four legs, and I'm riding it, I think I can win. Charles Caleb Colton horselegride Change image and share on social
