Claire Messud

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I wanted to write a voice that for me, as a reader, had been missing from the chorus the voice of an angry woman.

Claire Messud
wanted , write , voice
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Carmiel Banasky, a writer like no other, is a talent to watch.

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writer , like , talent
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I don't trust people who are likable.

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trust , people
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I still believe on some level that at the end, somebody will say, 'You get an A-minus for your life.' And it's not true. It's not true.

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still , believe , some
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I've never been very practical or realistic - I've always felt that if a project seems easy, or even attainable, why pursue it?

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never , been , very
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At university, my generation were ready to fight, but we didn't really have anything to fight for.

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generation , were , ready
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The fictional narratives that television, film, and the news provide for girls and young women are appalling.

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fictional , narratives , news
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If you're reading to find friends, you're in deep trouble.

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reading , find , deep
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To be weighed down by things - books, furniture - seems somehow terrible to me.

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weighed , down , things
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For me, the watershed was Hurricane Katrina. If that didn't get people out on the streets, then what will?

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watershed , hurricane , get
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For me, it was a formative experience reading Eliot when I was younger. 'The Waste Land,' in particular.

Claire Messud
formative , experience , reading
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If I look at my make-up, Canada is a huge part of what I am.

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look , canada , huge
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As a reader since very early, I have found myself drawn to rants.

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reader , since , very
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I'd wish for my work to be remembered rather than myself.

Claire Messud
wish , work , remembered
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I was someone who believed that every day should be different from the last.

Claire Messud
someone , believed , every