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“Being cross-genre, you can encounter an image and decide not only how to best express it but what form would express it best.”

Quote by Julianna Baggott

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Julianna Baggott

Julianna Baggott is an American novelist known for her unique literary style and profound thematic explorations. Her works span a variety of literary genres, including science fiction, fantasy, and realism. Since the 1990s, her books have won numerous awards and received widespread acclaim. more

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“The lessons learned in journalism also apply. Writing for NPR has taught me to cut a piece in half and then in half again - without losing the essence. Apply that to the swollen prose of a bulky novel and you might reveal a beautiful work.”

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“The generation of women who came before us did much of our shouting. They laid the groundwork and now we can be calm and constant and steady.”

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“Literature has done great work for feminism - writing and reading are a practice of empathy - and great literature will continue to do so.”

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“I want to keep looking at ways to stride forward with positivity.”

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“I want women writers to write boldly, wildly, deeply. I want them to feel really liberated to tell the brutal truth, however they see that truth and are moved to tell it.”

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“When a colleague of mine had a notable New York Times book, I said, turn one of the chapters in the collection into a pitch for a novel and sell it to your publisher.”

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“If men are paid/praised more than women for the same work than it always pays to allow the man to have more freedom to pour himself into his work - think of athletes, actors over the age of 28, lawyers, accountants, college deans.”

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“Some of the best work done to combat the Republicans has been wit and humor.”

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