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“A collection, for me, is a book of very diverse stories that somehow speak to each other, across wide geography, across time, years, decades.”

Quote by Peter Orner

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Peter Orner, born in 1968, is an American writer known for his unique narrative style and profound insights into human nature. His works cover a variety of themes, including family, love, memory, and social change. more

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“If a novel or a story works, you don't stop thinking about it; it doesn't truly end.”

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“I used to be surprised and a little annoyed when characters would reappear in my mind, itching to be in another story. Now I realize it's part of the deal, that you create these people out of thin air but then, if you do it right, they actually live.”

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“Everybody, doesn't matter who you are, escapes time. And for me, nothing is stranger than the thought that kids are just kids. Nobody is just anything. Whether you are eight or eighty, you've got your own unique take on how weird this world is.”

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“Lot of stories in deceit, how characters deceive other people, but most of all, I think, how they deceive themselves. We're not as tricky as we think we are.”

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“I have a friend who teaches yoga (or is it pilates?), and she said that I don't seem to live in the moment. And I said, "Exactly!" I'd go nuts if I lived in the moment.”

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“I've spent so many years living in one place and imaging another.”

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“I always say writing fiction isn't something you teach. It's something you do, and only experimentation - i.e. doing it, either badly or good sometimes - can help anybody get any better or worse at it.”

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“I think anything we do - eating, walking down the street, online shopping - gives you another perspective on writing stories.”

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“I feel like having an actual taxidermy-ed mammal would get gross, like its hair would get dirty and stuff.”

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