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remora

killing men

“When I’m writing a story, I use words to transform the surrounding scene into something more natural for me. In other words, I reconstruct it. That way, I can confirm without a doubt that this person known as ‘me’ exists in the world. This is a totally different process from steeping myself in the world of math.”

Tengo was able to relax when he was with older women. Not having to take the lead in everything seemed to lift a weight from his shoulders.

Dinesen’s Out of Africa,

Grand Funk Railroad

“How about Proust’s In Search of Lost Time?”

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