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That is why a writer often needs space and time, so that he or she can abandon ordinary life and 'live' with the characters.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":32,"source":33,"quote_tag":34,"commentary":9},3249917,"By the time ordinary life asserted itself once more, I would feel I had already lived for a while in some other lifetime, that I had even taken over someone else’s life.",6,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":36,"quote_text":37,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":38,"source":39,"quote_tag":40,"commentary":9},3249916,"For in some ways the world was like a shopping centre, and he himself was a doubtful customer, often ineffectual, being talked into buying things he didn’t want, things indeed which nobody in their right mind would want to buy.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":42,"quote_text":43,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":9},3249915,"I’m the Beast. You’re the Beauty,” he said. “It’s all a story, isn’t it?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":48,"quote_text":49,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":50,"source":51,"quote_tag":52,"commentary":9},3249914,"There’s a lot of things you can put up with, as long as you’re not related to them.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},3249913,"It can certainly happen that characters in more sophisticated stories can “take over” as they develop and change the author’s original ideas. Well, it certainly happens to me at times.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},3249911,"I’ve never actually been a fighter myself – fighting tires me out and I’m not an efficient fighter anyway – but I have certainly seen other people have great complicated goes at one another.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},3249909,"When, suddenly, on an ordinary Wednesday, it seemed to Barney that the world tilted and ran downhill in all directions, he knew he was about to be haunted again.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":77},3249907,"I don’t want to die, really. I’m interested in what happens next, so I’ve got to keep on.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nMargaret Mahy, a renowned New Zealand author known for her imaginative and often eerie children's books, likely penned this quote during a period when she was grappling with the existential implications of mortality. Born in 1936, Mahy lived through significant social and cultural changes, which may have influenced her views on death and the human experience.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nOn the surface, this quote appears to be a straightforward expression of the desire to continue living. However, it reveals a deeper paradox: Mahy's interest in what happens next is not merely about extending her own life but also about exploring the unknown and pushing beyond her current understanding of reality. This sentiment highlights the tension between the human fear of death and the curiosity that drives us to create, discover, and explore.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, modern professionals and creatives can benefit from embracing a \"temporal curiosity,\" where they remain open to new experiences and possibilities, not as a means to delay their own mortality but as a way to stay engaged with the world around them. By cultivating this attitude, individuals can navigate uncertainty and ambiguity while continuing to grow and evolve in their personal and professional lives.",{"currentPage":79,"totalPages":80,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":81},1,9,10]