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“Motherhood. It was hard to get lost in anything else completely when children were 3 years old.”

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Danzy Senna, born in 1970, is an American writer known for her exploration of themes such as race, gender, and social class. Her works are particularly noted for their focus on the black community, particularly women and the younger generation. more

“I had been really obsessed with Jonestown for a long time - many years - and had read everything there was to read about it, seen all the footage and the documentaries. I found it really chilling in a personal way - the question of people submitting all their personal power and agency and independent thought it the name of a group or ideology. I could not find a way to write about it directly that didn't feel too heavy.”

People Writing Long Independent Ideology Obsessed Chill Independent Thought

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“I didn't read about it for school. It was just for myself. I was interested in cults in general but Jonestown was the most interesting of all the cults I studied.”

School Interesting Cult Most Interesting

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“I think cults never stop being interesting and I'm intrigued by how we all do a tiny bit of submitting to a larger group - and how they can sneak up on you.”

Thinking Interesting Cult Intrigued Sneak

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“I guess the subject of race is so natural to me I never think of it as hefty. It's something I talk about and joke about and discuss with my loved ones every day of my life.”

Thinking Natural Jokes Loved Ones

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“I'm not trying to be coy, but I think everyone notices these things like skin color but some people are more aware that they are noticing them than others, maybe. If that makes sense.”

People Thinking Trying Skins Make Sense Noticing

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“I think about some of the novels I love - The Stranger, Disgrace, Quicksand and Passing, Giovanni's Room, The Talented Mr. Ripley. I think I'm more intrigued by characters who don't do the right thing and where we are allowed to identify with their shame/dishonesty/envy... whatever.”

Thinking Character Novel Shame Stranger Envy Right Thing Disgrace Dishonesty Intrigued Quicksand

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“I definitely feel like when I write a book it's not my job to police or guide the readers. The book and the characters don't belong to me anymore. If that makes sense.”

Writing Book Character Police Make Sense

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“I find myself speaking through the other characters, putting ideas in their voices and heads. Writing almost becomes a splitting of myself into multiple personalities. But I don't write to make an argument on behalf of any of the characters, or to prove anything about a character. I think that's important that I be serving the story first and not my own point of view.”

Thinking Writing Important Character Personality Prove Argument Point Of View Multiple Multiple Personalities

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