Alexi Zentner Zitate auf Englisch

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If you realize early what your influence is, you can have a better understanding of what you are writing about.

I've said many times that there only two things to write about: love and death. And when you have children, you remember that the world is full of sharp corners and dangerous things, and suddenly you have these small, soft creatures, which you love in almost painful way.

Alexi Zentner

When I'm writing a novel, one of the things I do is get big poster boards. They're actually canvases that artists use. And I keep all the characters' names on them. If you write a big novel, there's a lot of characters.

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There is no simple answer for what it means to be Canadian. There are a thousand answers that come together. But part of that is that there is a national mythology.

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To map the Governor General's Award is to map both the past and the future of Canadian literature, and to be nominated for my first book is wonderful.

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While Shakespeare wasn't the first voice in the room, in North America and Europe, he's one of the loudest voices.

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I started writing 'The Lobster Kings' the day after I sold my first novel, 'Touch.'

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I get very tired of books that feel emotionally empty. I would much rather have writers err on the side of being overly sentimental than not. I think that the perfect balance is a story that moves you without being maudlin, but I don't enjoy books that are empty of emotion and there's no connection to the characters.

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My wife has been incredibly supportive of me as a writer. Trying really hard to make sure I get the space and time I need to work as a writer and being willing to make some of the sacrifices that you have to make to live the life of an artist.

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My daughters are both funny and smart and lots of fun. They play lacrosse, soccer, musical instruments, like to cook with me, and are naturals in the swimming pool. Honestly, though, what I like doing most with them is eating. I've worked really hard to make sure they are willing to try all sorts of different foods.

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I believe that art elevates humanity. I feel incredibly privileged to be part of that.

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For 'The Lobster Kings,' I listened to a lot of Johnny Cash. And it makes its way into the book.

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I liked Shakespeare in high school, but in university I spent a semester studying in London, and it was sort of in the middle of me falling deeply in love with literature, and I took a Shakespeare course with a professor who couldn't imagine anything more important than Shakespeare.

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I had not expected to ever be in a position to able to say, 'Hey, see the magazine with J. Lo on the cover? They reviewed my book inside.'

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Growing up in Waterloo, the Governor General's Award wasn't something I even thought to wish for.

Alexi Zentner

If you realize early what your influence is, you can have a better understanding of what you are writing about.

Alexi Zentner