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"In the book the relationship with Katharine and Almasy is sort of only in the patient's mind."
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"The mind of the Renaissance was not a pilgrim mind, but a sedentary city mind, like that of the ancients."
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"There are always a few, Claire, who like being told what to do instead of being required to think. And those are the ones you should fear. That goes equally for humans, I'm afraid. Critical thinking has become a sadly rare skill these days."

"As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it."

"Oh Christ, he understood more than he wanted to right now. Give me a chance, Louis thought, and I'llunderstand myself right into the nearest mental asylum."

"I cannot conceive how anybody in his right mind should go to a psychoanalyst."

"How, when and what you perceive - defines your life!"

"Mechanics of Mind: Remember the nature of the mind - Mind is never where you are, it is always somewhere else!"
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"You want to suggest something new, but at the same time, resolve the drama of the action in the novel."

"I'm a Canadian citizen. But I always want to feel at home in Sri Lanka. I'm a member of both countries."

"That's Anil's path. She grows up in Sri Lanka, goes and gets educated abroad, and through fate or chance gets brought back by the Human Rights Commission to investigate war crimes."

"It's a discovery of a story when I write a book, a case of inching ahead on each page and discovering what's beyond in the darkness, beyond where you're writing."

"The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human. Meander if you want to get to town."
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