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Julianna Baggott is an American novelist known for her unique literary style and profound thematic explorations. Her works span a variety of literary genres, including science fiction, fantasy, and realism. Since the 1990s, her books have won numerous awards and received widespread acclaim.

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“People know the difference between good and evil in their hearts-if they search them. Religions twist good and evil. Their differences are the kind that need to be taught because they aren't natural.”

People Ifs Knows Needs Heart Kind Evil Natural Differences Taught Good And Evil Twists

Author:Julianna Baggott

“I believe that one of the most damning things about our culture is the adage to never talk religion and politics. Because we don't model this discourse at the dinner table and at Thanksgiving, we don't know how to do it well and we're not teaching our children about the world and about how to discuss it.”

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“I don't know when I'm writing dark. I don't know when I'm writing funny or even heartbreaking. I'm always just trying to write it true.”

Knows Writing Trying Dark Heartbreaking

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“My work is to know the characters intimately and to tell their story.”

Knows Character Stories

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“I try not to divide plot and character. I get to know a character by what they want and fear and how those internal forces play out in their lives.”

Knows Want Trying Play Character Force Internals Plot Divides

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“She knows that whispers can be useful. Sometimes they contain real information. But usually they're fairy tales and lies. This is the worst kind of whisper, the kind that draws you in, gives you hope.”

Knows Giving Kind Real Sometimes Lying Worst Information Draws Tales Fairy Fairy Tale

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“I feel too much. It's like being drummed to death from within. You know?”

Knows Feels Too Much Within You

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“Weakness, like not being able to bury the past. Weakness, like not giving up hope when you know you should.”

Knows Giving Should Able Past Giving Up Weakness Not Giving Up Not Giving Up Hope

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“Sometimes you meet someone and you know that your life will be different from then on.”

Knows Different Sometimes

Author:Julianna Baggott

“And I know I'm supposed to feel guilty for wanting people to buy my books... and books in general? Novels and poetry, they belong to the realm of art. How dirty of us to try to hawk art! But, after a decade of hand-wringing and apologies, I can't quite muster the guilt anymore.”

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Author:Julianna Baggott

“A good novel doesn't just transcend the boundaries of its target market - it knows nothing about target markets.”

Knows Novel Boundaries Target Target Market

Author:Julianna Baggott

“As a writer, my main objective is to tell the story urgently - as if whispering it into one ear - and to know the characters intimately.”

Ifs Knows Character Stories Ears Objectives Whispering

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“Writers aren't born properly labeled so it is hard to know one when one appears.”

Knows Hard Born

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“I always think I know the way a novel will go. I write maps on oversized art pads like the kind I carried around in college when I was earnest about drawing. I need to have some idea of the shape of the novel, where its headed, so that I can proceed with confidence. But the truth is my characters start doing and saying things I don't expect.”

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“I didn't start writing so that I could more deeply know myself. I was bored of myself, my life, my childhood, my hometown. I started writing as a way to know others, to get away from myself.”

Knows Way Writing Childhood Bored Get Away Hometown

Author:Julianna Baggott

About the Author

Born: September 30, 1969
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 95

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