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Rachel Kushner (b. 1968) is an acclaimed American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. Her notable works include Telex from Cuba, The Flamethrowers, and The Mars Room. Known for her historical depth, complex narratives, and sharp cultural critique, Kushner explores American history, politics, and identity through richly layered prose. Her novel The Mars Room was a finalist for the 2018 Booker Prize and Pulitzer Prize.

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Famous Rachel Kushner Quotes

“All you can do is involve yourself totally in your own life, your own moment, Lonzi said. And when we feel pessimism crouching on our shoulders like a stinking vulture, he said, we banish it, we smother it with optimism. We want, and our want kills doom.”

Want Life Optimism Pessimism Doom

Book:The Flamethrowers

Source: The Flamethrowers

“People who want their love easy don't really want love.”

People Want Easy

Book:The Flamethrowers: A Novel

Source: The Flamethrowers: A Novel

“I was doing that thing the infatuated do, stitching destiny onto the person we want stitched to us.”

Want Persons Destiny Infatuated

Book:The Flamethrowers: A Novel

Source: The Flamethrowers: A Novel

“The desire for love is universal but that has never meant it’s worthy of respect. It’s not admirable to want love, it just is.”

Want Desire Love Is Universal Worthy Admirable

Book:The Flamethrowers: A Novel

Source: The Flamethrowers: A Novel

“People who are harder to love pose a challenge, and the challenge makes them easier to love. You're driven to love them. People who want their love easy don't really want love.”

People Want Easy Challenges Love You Easier Harder Driven

Book:The Flamethrowers: A Novel

Source: The Flamethrowers: A Novel

“Lovers offered only what they offered and nothing more, and what they offered came with provisos: believe what you want and don't look carefully at what isn't acceptable to you.”

Want Believe Looks Lovers What You Want Acceptable

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“I am not a sun person at all. I think it's a cancerous poison and I don't want it touching me.”

Thinking Want Persons Sun Poison Touching

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“I guess I'm not really fond of just chit-chatting. I want to learn something and have an experience.”

Author:Rachel Kushner

“When I see things in the world that leap out at me, I want to make use of them in fiction. Maybe every writer does that. It just depends on what you claim or appropriate as yours.”

World Want Doe Use Fiction Depends Claims Appropriate Leap

Author:Rachel Kushner

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Born: 1968
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