Don't overpack your carry-on. You're never going to read that second book or that fourth magazine.
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I don't read magazines much, and I have an awful time with books.
The funny thing is, I'm not really a big reader, not a big fan of books in the first place.
'The Things They Carried' is labeled right inside the book as a work of fiction, but I did set out when I wrote the book to make it feel real... I use my own name, and I dedicated the book to characters in the book to give it the form of a war memoir.
Your first book is kind of a labor of ignorance. You don't realize the difficulty of it. Your second book is sort of a labor of fear. Then you sort of either hit a stride, or you don't.
On an average day, I have two things to read in my purse: a book and a play.
The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn't write them again, and wouldn't want to.
I'm not obsessively a follower of fashion in the way I used to be. But I still have all those magazines I bought at the time because I bought ones that felt a little timeless, more like books.
When you buy my books, you kind of know what you're in for. It's kind of self-selecting. If you have a delicate sensibility, and you're easily grossed out, you probably will never read one of my books.
My greatest fear is disappointing the reader, so each book has to be better than the one before.
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.
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