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Leslie Jamison is an American novelist born in 1983. Her works are known for their deep self-reflection and delicate portrayal of human emotions. Jamison's writing often explores themes of personal identity, memory, and truth.

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Famous Leslie Jamison Quotes

“Loneliness seeks out metaphors not just for definition but for the companionship of resonance, the promise of kinship in comparison.”

Life Stories Loneliness Books

Book:Make It Scream, Make It Burn

Source: Make It Scream, Make It Burn

“Joe was right when he said that the whale is just a whale. And so was Leonora when she said the whale is everything. What if we grant the whale his whaleness, grant him furlough from our metaphoric employ, but still allow the contours of his second self - the one we've made - and admit what he's done for us?”

Stories Comfort Metaphor Help Sharing Whale

Book:Make It Scream, Make It Burn

Source: Make It Scream, Make It Burn

“Finding darkness in another story is so much less lonely than fearing the darkness is yours alone.”

Stories Darkness

Book:Make It Scream, Make It Burn

Source: Make It Scream, Make It Burn

“After finishing a draft, no matter how rough, I almost always put it aside for a while. It doesn't matter if it's a story or a novel, I find that when it's still fresh in my mind I'm either thoroughly sick of its flaws or completely blind to them. Either way, I'm unable to make substantive edits of any value.”

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Author:Leslie Jamison

About the Author

Born: 1983
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 68

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