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Jeff VanderMeer is an American writer known for his science fiction and fantasy novels. His works often explore themes of ecology, identity, and the relationship between humans and nature. Born on July 7, 1968, VanderMeer's writing career began in the 1990s.

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“The world is broken and I don't know how to fix it.”

World Responsibility Despair Uncertainty Helplessness Brokenness Existential Crisis

Book:Borne

Source: Borne

“Dreams, though, are just one kind of inspiration - no more or less special than something in a newspaper article or from the world around you sparking inspiration.”

World Kind Dream Inspiration Special Newspapers Just One Articles Sparking

Author:Jeff VanderMeer

“When you think about the complexity of our natural world - plants using quantum mechanics for photosynthesis, for example - a smartphone begins to look like a pretty dumb object.”

Thinking World Looks Natural Example Objects Plant Dumb Complexity Quantum Mechanic Natural World Quantum Mechanics Smartphones Photosynthesis

Author:Jeff VanderMeer

“The world is a mysterious place and the very limitation of our senses in exploring it means we are sometimes aware of there being something beyond our ken.”

World Mean Sometimes Senses Mysterious Limitation Exploring

Author:Jeff VanderMeer

“It is the nature of the writer to question the validity of his world and yet rely on his senses to describe it. From what other tension can great literature be born?”

World Literature Born Senses Rely Tension Validity Great Literature

Book:City of Saints and Madmen

Source: City of Saints and Madmen

“I had learned so much about the world that I had decided to withdraw from it.”

Book:Finch

Source: Finch

“Once you realize there's less logic in human institutions than you once thought, you see the narrative potential in just about everything around you. Sometimes, in fact, it seems as if the human world runs on inefficiency and erratic behavior.”

World Sometimes Running Realizing Behavior Logic Inefficiency

Author:Jeff VanderMeer

“That's how the madness of the world tries to colonize you: from the outside in, forcing you to live in its reality.”

World Life Trying Reality Madness

Author:Jeff VanderMeer

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Born: July 7, 1968
Known for: Writer
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