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Lily King Quotes

I’ve also done things that put me in odd situations Picture Quote #1

I love this idea of trying to create that intellectual eroticism. That was what I was working toward all along Picture Quote #1

I had lived in France before graduate school, but because of Spain, I had a lot of the characters go and spend a good bit of time in Spain Picture Quote #1

Anthropological fieldwork is so much like writing a novel. You don’t know what the hell is going on Picture Quote #1

I have three stepfamilies as well as my family of origin. I’ve had to adjust to them and also go back and forth among them. I became an observer of human nature because when you are in those situations you have to be Picture Quote #1

When I finished graduate school, the first George Bush was president, and I really wanted to get out of the country. We’d just gone through the first Gulf War Picture Quote #1

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To go back to my childhood, I experienced lots of different family cultures, all the while feeling like none of them were mine Picture Quote #1

There is something about finding the balance to one’s nature - perhaps a culture that flourishes is a culture that has found a similar balance among its people Picture Quote #1

When you have people who get angry quickly, you have to learn the rules to avoid being in that situation Picture Quote #1

I loved languages, and loved learning languages. It was fantastic. But I was alone there. I remember that time as a real Virginia Woolf time. More than any language it was her language that influenced me Picture Quote #1

I tend to elongate the sentences as I’m writing and editing, and there is just something about the feeling of writing longhand that I really love Picture Quote #1

I definitely feel that my brain works differently, and words come out differently, if I have a pencil in my hand, rather than if I have a keyboard Picture Quote #1

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There are certain tribes in the middle Sepik that eat raw bat. A certain kind of raw bat is a delicacy Picture Quote #1

Anthropological fieldwork is so much like writing a novel. You don’t know what the hell is going on Picture Quote #1

Anthropologists are great at novelistic observations. I would be thrilled if this novel would encourage anthropologists to write what they see in fictional form Picture Quote #1

You write the facts as you see them, and there isn’t a lull with a lot of description. No wonder people like to write about murder mysteries and dead bodies! Picture Quote #1

I love reading fiction about people who are connecting intellectually. I find that exhilarating Picture Quote #1

I’m always interested in a claustrophobic situation where people might be powerless to do things Picture Quote #1

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I had lived in France before graduate school, but because of Spain, I had a lot of the characters go and spend a good bit of time in Spain Picture Quote #1

When I finished graduate school, the first George Bush was president, and I really wanted to get out of the country. We’d just gone through the first Gulf War Picture Quote #1

To go back to my childhood, I experienced lots of different family cultures, all the while feeling like none of them were mine Picture Quote #1

Every fictional thing I wrote gave me strength to write another and another. By the end I wasn’t remaining true to anything but the story I wanted to tell Picture Quote #1

I don’t like stories where I’m being given pages and pages of detail Picture Quote #1

There are very few things I would love to do other than a life of writing, and I think being a singer-songwriter and being an anthropologist are the two other things I can imagine doing Picture Quote #1

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When you have people who get angry quickly, you have to learn the rules to avoid being in that situation Picture Quote #1

I had one family that used a lot of yelling and screaming, and that was very normal. Another side of my family, nobody would raise their voice at all Picture Quote #1

Usually, the creating of the book happens while I’m writing the book. I start with Chapter One, with a few ideas and a handful of characters, and the book grows from there Picture Quote #1

I’ve always thought of writing as sort of active communication Picture Quote #1

I’m very interested in the way people interact emotionally Picture Quote #1

Was it possible in any relationship to not disappoint, to do anything more than only briefly rekindle the initial fatal illusion? Picture Quote #1

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I’ve also done things that put me in odd situations (Lily King Quotes) I love this idea of trying to create that intellectual eroticism. That was what I was working toward all along (Lily King Quotes) I had lived in France before graduate school, but because of Spain, I had a lot of the characters go and spend a good bit of time in Spain. (Lily King Quotes) Anthropological fieldwork is so much like writing a novel. You don’t know what the hell is going on. (Lily King Quotes) I have three stepfamilies as well as my family of origin. I’ve had to adjust to them and also go back and forth among them. I became an observer of human nature because when you are in those situations you have to be. (Lily King Quotes) When I finished graduate school, the first George Bush was president, and I really wanted to get out of the country. We’d just gone through the first Gulf War. (Lily King Quotes) To go back to my childhood, I experienced lots of different family cultures, all the while feeling like none of them were mine. (Lily King Quotes) There is something about finding the balance to one’s nature - perhaps a culture that flourishes is a culture that has found a similar balance among its people. (Lily King Quotes) When you have people who get angry quickly, you have to learn the rules to avoid being in that situation. (Lily King Quotes) I loved languages, and loved learning languages. It was fantastic. But I was alone there. I remember that time as a real Virginia Woolf time. More than any language it was her language that influenced me (Lily King Quotes) I tend to elongate the sentences as I’m writing and editing, and there is just something about the feeling of writing longhand that I really love (Lily King Quotes) I definitely feel that my brain works differently, and words come out differently, if I have a pencil in my hand, rather than if I have a keyboard (Lily King Quotes) There are certain tribes in the middle Sepik that eat raw bat. A certain kind of raw bat is a delicacy (Lily King Quotes) Anthropological fieldwork is so much like writing a novel. You don’t know what the hell is going on (Lily King Quotes) Anthropologists are great at novelistic observations. I would be thrilled if this novel would encourage anthropologists to write what they see in fictional form (Lily King Quotes) You write the facts as you see them, and there isn’t a lull with a lot of description. No wonder people like to write about murder mysteries and dead bodies! (Lily King Quotes) I love reading fiction about people who are connecting intellectually. I find that exhilarating (Lily King Quotes) I’m always interested in a claustrophobic situation where people might be powerless to do things (Lily King Quotes) I had lived in France before graduate school, but because of Spain, I had a lot of the characters go and spend a good bit of time in Spain (Lily King Quotes) When I finished graduate school, the first George Bush was president, and I really wanted to get out of the country. We’d just gone through the first Gulf War (Lily King Quotes) To go back to my childhood, I experienced lots of different family cultures, all the while feeling like none of them were mine (Lily King Quotes) Every fictional thing I wrote gave me strength to write another and another. By the end I wasn’t remaining true to anything but the story I wanted to tell (Lily King Quotes) I don’t like stories where I’m being given pages and pages of detail (Lily King Quotes) There are very few things I would love to do other than a life of writing, and I think being a singer-songwriter and being an anthropologist are the two other things I can imagine doing (Lily King Quotes) When you have people who get angry quickly, you have to learn the rules to avoid being in that situation (Lily King Quotes) I had one family that used a lot of yelling and screaming, and that was very normal. Another side of my family, nobody would raise their voice at all (Lily King Quotes) Usually, the creating of the book happens while I’m writing the book. I start with Chapter One, with a few ideas and a handful of characters, and the book grows from there (Lily King Quotes) I’ve always thought of writing as sort of active communication (Lily King Quotes) I’m very interested in the way people interact emotionally (Lily King Quotes) Was it possible in any relationship to not disappoint, to do anything more than only briefly rekindle the initial fatal illusion? (Lily King Quotes)

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