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“This is our fault. My fault as much as the next man's, because even if I was against the war, I didn't do enough to stop it.”

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Paul Haggis

Paul Haggis is a renowned American screenwriter known for his profound storytelling and complex character development. His works span a variety of genres, from political thrillers to family dramas, showcasing his deep insight into human emotions. more

“In '94, I started writing a novel about an enormous terrorist act that destroyed the United States. The novel takes place twenty years after this destruction, with all the stuff that we're dealing with now - a dirty war, the disappeared, the concept of terrorism. Anyway, 9/11 happened some years into the process, and I was like, OK, I don't have a novel.”

Writing Years War States Stuff Process United United States Novel Happened Concepts Destruction Twenties Terrorism Terrorist Enormous Destroyed Dirty

Author:Junot Diaz

“The U.S. that I had imagined was nowhere near as crazy and as incredibly damaging and brutal and indifferent as the U.S. that we're currently living in. I thought I was being transgressive, apocalyptic, an out-there person. And then reality lapped me, it just lapped me.”

Persons Reality Crazy Brutal Indifferent Apocalyptic

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“The greatest myth of all is what America is. I think that America is such an incredibly dynamic place because of immigration.”

Thinking America Myth Immigration

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“Katrina was one of those things that rips the clothes off of the guy who keeps saying he's a saint, and underneath you see that he's a monster.”

Guy Clothes Saint Monsters Rip Katrina

Author:Junot Diaz

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