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We need to develop a better descriptive vocabulary for lying, a taxonomy, a way to distinguish intentional lies from unintentional ones, and a way to distinguish the lies that the liar himself believes in-a way to signal those lies that could more accurately be understood as dreams.
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But one day I woke up and heard myself saying, I am a fork being used to eat cereal. I am not a spoon. I am a fork. And I can't help people eat cereal any longer.
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I've always thought of my own mind as an unruly parliament, with a feeble leader, with crazy extremist factions.
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
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Rivka Galchen
Born:
April 19, 1976
(age 48)
Bio:
Rivka Galchen is a Canadian-American writer. Her first novel, Atmospheric Disturbances, was published in 2008 and was awarded the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing.
Known for:
Atmospheric Disturbances (2008)
Little Labors (2014)
American Innovations (2014)
Little Labours (2017)
Untitled (2017)
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