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David Guterson

"Everybody has a world, and that world is completely hidden until we begin to inquire. As soon as we do, that entire world opens to us and yields itself. And you see how full and complex it is."

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"Everybody has a world, and that world is completely hidden until we begin to inquire. As soon as we do, that entire world opens to us and yields itself. And you see how full and complex it is."

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Amber Hurdle

"Despite what they tell you, there are simply no moral absolutes in a complex world."

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"In this world, I call the shots and I think I know best."

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"Sob, heavy world Sob as you spin, Mantled in mist Remote from the happy."

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Amber Hurdle

"Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle."

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Amber Hurdle

"Half the world does not know the joys of wearing cotton underwear."

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Amber Hurdle

"In a perfect world, you would be able to hold onto everyone. But It's not realistic. The changes with NYPD have been progressive and have taken the show to new levels."

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Amber Hurdle

"The world is moving so fast these days that the one who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it."

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Amber Hurdle

"Everyone was very deeply involved in the world of "The Lord of the Rings". From the wardrobe department to lighting, all were fascinated with the story. This is something that does not happen usually."

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Amber Hurdle

"The world remains ever the same."

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Amber Hurdle

"The world has become one big grassy knoll, crawling with lone gunmen who think they're the Warren Commission."

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"The real question is: How do you react? What do you do next? Evade responsibilities? Bury yourself in work? What do you do? All three of my novels take up that question, although none gives an answer."
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"I was born in Washington State and have lived here for 42 plus years."
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"I write because something inner and unconscious forces me to. That is the first compulsion. The second is one of ethical and moral duty. I feel responsible to tell stories that inspire readers to consider more deeply who they are."
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"Even though I may not intend it when I set out to write the book, these places just emerge as major players in what I'm doing, almost as if they are insisting on it."
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"I was totally absorbed in the real world, the politics, the history, the news, and I just couldn't find my way into the fictional world... When I finally could return to writing the novel, it was in fits and starts."
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"There's a certain nostalgia and romance in a place you left."
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"I think you have an obligation to share what you know as a writer."
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"It's a brooding melancholy that haunts me."
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"Writing became an obsessive compulsive habit but I had almost no money so I thought about being an urban firefighter and having lots of free time in which to write or becoming an English teacher and thinking about books and writers on a daily basis. That swayed me."
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