“Not all coincidence has to be loaded with meaning. Sometimes, things simply recur because that's how it is in life, that's how the mood gets in. It's good to subtly overdo it too, as Nabokov does, as Sebald does. It's a good way to intensify that region of localized weather that we call a novel.” WayDoeSometimesNovelMoodWeatherRegionsCoincidenceGood WayLoaded Author:Teju Cole
“I have lived for a long time inside a series of coincidences that most people would find implausible in a novel.” PeopleLongNovelLong TimeSeriesCoincidence Author:Alexander Chee
“Whenever people say a coincidence in a novel is implausible, I think, Do I have a story for you.” PeopleThinkingStoriesNovelCoincidence Author:Alexander Chee
“I knew it was a risk but what I was after was a novel that is about the feeling that comes with a coincidence in real life - that you feel as if something divine has intervened and has arrived with a message.” IfsFeelsRealFeelingsNovelRiskDivineMessagesReal LifeCoincidence Author:Alexander Chee