I am, in large measure, the selfsame prose I write. I unroll myself in sentences and paragraphs, I punctuate myself. - Pessoa
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THE BOOK OF DISQUIET = one of my favorite books of all time.
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A masterwork. My two last novels, and the one I'm working on now, owe so much to it
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I definitely noticed (and appreciated) all of the Pessoa references in AN UNNECESSARY WOMAN.
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Well, Aaliya is, in large measure, a Pessoan! She might be an atheist but she worships the Portuguese!
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I know! That's one of the reasons I loved her and the book.
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Have you read this essay on loneliness by @olivialanguage? I think you'd really like it. aeonmagazine.com/being-human/ol
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@olivialanguage I haven't. Looks up my alley. Fenton Johnson is writing a book on aloneness/solitude and creativity.
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