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"What interests me is trying to catch the reflection of the human being on the page. I'm interested in how ordinary people live their lives."
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"The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone."
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"In a very basic way, a prominent landmark such as Mt. Holyoke tells you where you are. They let you know that you're not the first person in a place."
"Things were here before you and will be here after you're gone. The geographic features, especially, give you a sense of your own place in the world and in time."
"I know that to write you have to have stories you want to tell. You have to keep your mind alive, and you have to work hard."
"I usually write about ordinary people and ordinary things, but Paul Farmer is the least ordinary person I've ever met... He's the leader of a small group of people who hope to cure a sick world, and I hope my book can help in some small way."
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