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Quote by Nicole Krauss

“I think of novels as houses. You live in them over the course of a long period, both as a reader and as a writer.”

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Nicole Krauss is an American author born on August 18, 1974. Her works are known for their unique narrative style and profound insights into human emotions. more

“For me, what I am making in the novel is a place to live. When I first switched from poetry to novels, I was asked why, and the metaphor I came up with was about poems as rooms. You can make a room perfect, but then you have to shut the door and never go back, whereas a novel is like a house - it can never be perfect, but you can make a life in it.”

Firsts House Perfect Rooms Novel Doors Metaphor Places To Live

Author:Nicole Krauss

“I always wrote little things when I was younger. My first opus was a book of poems put down in a spiral notebook at five or six, handsomely accompanied by crayon illustrations.”

Firsts Littles Book Five Six Little Things Notebook Illustration Spirals Crayon

Author:Nicole Krauss

“I am always coming up with architectural metaphors when I think about writing. But I think one of the things that draw us to literature is that it gives us this very attractive illusion that there is meaning in the world - things connect.”

Thinking World Giving Writing Literature Draws Illusion Metaphor Attractive

Author:Nicole Krauss

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