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My natural orientation has never been among a community of writers, really. For some reason my social world has always been in the art world.
Rachel Kushner
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Rachel Kushner
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 1
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And here I arrive at my point. The point is that everyone has a different dream. The point is that it is a grave mistake to assume your dream is in any way shared, that it’s a common dream. Not only is it not shared, not common, there is no reason to assume that other people don’t find you and your dream utterly revolting.
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I like to think each writer is doing his or her part. Feeding the lake, as Jean Rhys said. And maybe there are different lakes.
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I don't regard the real and true and authentic as something to claim as a moral high ground.
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People who want their love easy don't really want love.
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Leave, with no answer. Move on to the next question.
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