141 Quotes by David Grann

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    I wish a book could reach as many people as film, but we have to be realistic about it.

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    One of the nice things about 'The New Yorker' is they let you write stories that sometimes end up almost half a book.

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    I really just choose stories that are compelling, have interesting trends and characters, and hopefully say something larger about society.

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    Journalists are often portrayed as cynical. I often think it's the opposite.

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    I'm not a post-modernist. Especially when I do crime stories.

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    The way we live history is not the way historians tell history. Our lives are messy and chaotic and bewildering.

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