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“I've been a dad since I was nineteen, so I think a lot about fatherhood and the power of that sacrifice in your life.”

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Jess Walter is an American author born on July 20, 1965. His works include novels, short story collections, and essays, known for their unique narrative style and profound insights into social issues. more

“For many people it's Facebook, or sports on TV, whatever it is. I have my own demons that I battle. But whatever they are, you wish you could not do them. For most of us it's "I cannot get off Facebook." But imagine that your demon has you living on the street. I don't think those compulsions and obsessions are that different.”

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“The neighborhoods I grew up in were poor and full of drug users. I don't think you have to look that hard to find those kinds of lives. But I also don't think you have to have experienced it really close to be able to empathize.”

Thinking Looks Kind Hard Able Poor Grew Drug Grew Up Neighborhood Users

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“I'm certainly eclectic in my writing.”

Writing Eclectic

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“The form is so malleable and can do so many things.”

Form Can Do

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“I quickly decided my zombies weren't really zombies. It was instead something you called people who were on this club drug, who then exhibited aggressive behaviors. And then like everyone who writes about zombies, I found it was so much fun.”

People Writing Found Fun Drug Behavior Decided Clubs Aggressive Zombie

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“It's once I discover the people inside that the story really gets going, and then the formal invention becomes less important. It's just the way in; it's the door; and then what's behind it is always some kind of people, which I think probably makes me more in the tradition of realistic fiction because that's usually what I'm interested in, the people.”

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“I love humor in writing, so I've written to the thing that's funny, there's the joke, but then I just kept going. I started thinking about all the bikes I've had stolen, and that got me thinking about crime, and that got me thinking about the city I'm in.”

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