David Shields is an American author born on July 22, 1956. His works span various literary forms, including novels, essays, and poetry. Shields is known for his unique writing style and profound insights into modern life.
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“To me, the moment you're talking about nonfiction you're talking about reality.”
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“Resolution and conclusion are inherent in a plot-driven narrative.”
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“The absence of plot leaves the reader room to think about other things.”
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“With relatively few exceptions, the novel sacrifices too much, for me, on the altar of plot.”
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“The novel is dead. Long live the antinovel, built from scraps.”
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“Anything processed by memory is fiction.”
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“Story seems to say that everything happens for a reason and I want to say, No, it doesn’t.”
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“A book should either allow us to escape existence or teach us how to endure it.”
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“Our culture is obsessed with real events because we experience hardly any.”
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“My medium is prose, not the novel.”
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