"Even in so-called realist or conventional writing there can be defamiliarization."

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Leni Zumas

#Writing Quotes #Realist Quotes #Conventional Quotes

“There are interactions with characters within the game which I think are pretty neatly done considering the limitations that you have to work with. I mean, a computer can't really generate a character that talks back and forth with you successfully.”
“It was my mother who gave me my voice. She did this, I know now, by clearing a space where my words could fall, grow, then find their way to others.”
“Curiosity is more flexible and practical than belief.”
“Watching young Afghan skaters in the film 'Skateistan' made me realize why I've spent my entire life as a skateboarder.”
“Just live right now, and be yourself, it doesn't matter if it's not good enough for someone else.”
“I remember when I was in my late teens just getting rid of lots of records, realizing I only ever listened to them when I was reading, or watching TV, or doing something else.”
“He felt full of a dense and sour substance that was blocking his chest, and it wasn't grief. After all those years, life now seemed like no more than a trap, a maze, not even a maze, just a room that was all walls, no door.”
“An abstract painting need in 50 years by no means look "abstract" any longer.”

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