I think I write about things that are mysterious to me.
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There is some reason, obviously, that you are drawn to your material, but the way in which you explore it might come to be quite different from what you would expect.Ann Beattie
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I like the notion that people are appreciative of the fact that my work is sometimes allusive and that there is an interrelationship of the arts.
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