"We approach nonfiction at a much different level than we approach fiction or poetry or drama: that there's almost no room for metaphor. We expect the "I" in any nonfiction text to be an autobiographical "I" when there is a history in the essay of the "I" being a persona."

-- John D'Agata

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“Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless.”
“As one grows older one becomes more critical of oneself and less of other people.”
“I believe in most of the things Republicans stand for.”
“Most of my training I do in between movies, and even if I wasn't an actor I'd be doing it. I started studying martial arts when I was 14, and it's something I still do just to keep sane and feel good about myself.”

Source : Source: wegotthiscovered.com
“It's the hardest thing to be alone in being satisfied with what one's done.”
“I like to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' when I'd doing cardio. But, sometimes I do need good music to get me moving. I like high energy songs by artists like Justin Timberlake and Rihanna.”
“In making friends, she was wary of people who foster dependency and feed on it. She had been involved with a few--the blind attract them, and they are the enemy.”

Source : Thomas Harris (2009). “Red Dragon”, p.301, Penguin
“We're Tuesday people.”

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