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“When I was a child I did engage in an arduous struggle to pass: learning English, getting rid of my accent, becoming conversant with the culture in all its large and small aspects.”

Quote by Luc Sante

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Luc Sante, born on May 25, 1954, is an American writer whose works span various literary genres, including novels, essays, and poetry. Sante is known for his unique writing style and profound insights into urban culture. more

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“I realised that although I was fascinated with America, its history and culture, I was not interested in becoming American.”

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“The US remains an object of fascination for me, and the subject of much study, but while many of my friends etc. are American and I have no plans at present to move elsewhere, I consider myself a permanent outsider.”

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“I confess I prefer to engage with pictures which I've chosen myself out of the welter of unidentified pictures, without the intrusion of too much personal context - Ilike to be a detective, and dislike being an impresario.”

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“I try to take pictures on their own terms, considering the historical and social context from which they emerge.”

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“I think that the idea of family is a very powerful and influential and disjointed thing that will always captivate me.”

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“In fact, there's an entire universe out there that's pretty much indifferent to struggles that big, no matter how serious they've been in your life.”

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“It's been really important to me to create moments where there's a breath or moments where there's a laugh or moments where there's real life that's allowed to seep in through the cracks of whatever melodrama is happening, because that's what does happen in life.”

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