American - Writer | 1934 -
I think of myself as more of a maker than a thinker.
Janet Malcolm
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I don't want to manipulate actuality; I want to record it.
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The transgressive nature of biography is rarely acknowledged, but it is the only explanation for biography's status as a popular genre.
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Something seems to happen to people when they meet a journalist, and what happens is exactly the opposite of what one would expect. One would think that extreme wariness and caution would be the order of the day, but, in fact, childish trust and impetuosity are far more common.
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