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Curtis Sittenfeld is an American author renowned for her contemporary fiction. Born in 1975, she has earned acclaim for her insightful exploration of modern life and intricate character development. Her novels frequently examine themes of identity, relationships, and personal development.

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“Well, I think that if you sincerely try to imagine what life is like for another person - not in a mocking way, not in a satirical way, but in a sincere, compassionate way - I don't think that's exploitive.”

Ifs Thinking Way Trying Wells Persons Life Is Imagine Sincere Compassionate Sincerely Life Is Like Satirical

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“I'm able to separate fiction and reality. I guess it remains to be seen if other people are.”

People Ifs Reality Able Fiction Remains Fiction And Reality

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“In some ways I think it would be very dignified if I went away for twenty years and then wrote my fourth book.”

Ifs Thinking Way Years Book Would Be Twenties Fourth

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“I think I write what's interesting to me, and so if I'm reading I like to have a very thorough idea of a character in a book that's by someone else.”

Ifs Thinking Writing Book Ideas Character Reading Interesting Thorough

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“If I'm at somebody's house and they have magazines on the table and people are chatting, I feel almost a physical urge to start reading the magazines instead of talking to people.”

People Ifs Feels Reading House Talking Tables Magazines Urges Chatting

Author:Curtis Sittenfeld

“If a man wants to be romantically involved with you, he tries to kiss you. That's the entire story, and if he doesn't kiss you, there is never a reason to wait around for him.”

Ifs Men Want Trying Reason Stories Waiting Involved Kissing

Author:Curtis Sittenfeld

“If you knew where your happiness came from, it gave you patience. You realized that a lot of the time, you were just waiting out a situation, and that took the pressure off; you no longer looked to every interaction to actually do something for you.”

Ifs Waiting Situation Pressure Interaction

Book:Prep: a novel

Source: Prep: a novel

“Perhaps fiction has, for me, served a similar purpose--what is a narrative arc if not the imposition of order on disparate events?--and perhaps it is my avid reading that has been my faith all along.”

Ifs Has Beens Purpose Order Reading Fiction Events Narrative Arcs Imposition Avid

Author:Curtis Sittenfeld

“I actually liked the disolation of winter; it was the season when it was okay to be unhappy. If I were to ever kill myself, I thought it would be in the summer.”

Ifs Would Be Summer Okay Seasons Winter Unhappy

Book:Prep: a novel

Source: Prep: a novel

“We all make mistakes, don't we? But if you can't forgive yourself, you'll always be an exile in your own life.”

Ifs Mistake Forgiving Making Mistakes Exile Forgive Yourself We All Make Mistakes Can't Forgive

Author:Curtis Sittenfeld

“If you’re a parent in 2013, you have to get your hands on this book. Wise, engrossing, and so real that I fear Senior has been spying inside my house, All Joy is a must-read for those of us whose lives have been enriched and derailed by having kids.”

Ifs Has Beens Book Real Hands Kids Joy House Parent Wise Senior Having Kids

Author:Curtis Sittenfeld

“I feel like if you read something, and it makes you so curious about a topic that you then go read something else, that's exciting.”

Ifs Feels Exciting Curious Topics

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Born: 1975
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 126

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