[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fNIzDUSBVyjKKr4YBHPuLGJiYso-sML3MRg8unu8qDRA":3,"$fso6-71ZpqyVXLShx1mOJ51wejSK6odIcj9dptx7e9TI":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},74618,"Myla Goldberg","M",13,null,"myla-goldberg",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":83},[14,22,28,34,40,46,53,59,65,71],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3301891,"The Curious Incident brims with imagination, empathy, and vision – plus it’s a lot of fun to read.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3301884,"What struck Celia most about young children was the intensity of their passions, life too new to be modulated, perspective a possession not yet acquired.",{"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":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3301879,"The day’s dashed hopes had temporarily reduced her to the childish presumption that someone she loved should, in return for that love, be able to read her mind.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},3301865,"Miriam came to consider Eliza a gosling born into a family of ducks, loved and accepted, but always and forever a goose.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},3301849,"Eliza wonders if death is not a sleep you can’t wake up from but life reduced to one inescapable moment.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":52},3301833,"As much as I admire and value intellectualism and experimentation, I’ve discovered that unless a book has a throbbing heart as well as a sexy brain, I feel like the story is a specimen in a sealed glass jar and not a living, breathing creature I want to take by the hand and talk to for hours on end.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis quote is likely from Myla Goldberg's non-fiction writing or a conversation with an interviewer, given its introspective nature and focus on her personal tastes as a writer. As the author of novels like \"Bee Season\" and essays on writing, Goldberg has often discussed her preference for stories that resonate on both intellectual and emotional levels.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nGoldberg's statement reveals a tension between two fundamental aspects of storytelling: intellectual depth and emotional connection. While many readers value books for their cerebral stimulation, Goldberg suggests that true engagement requires a balance between the mind and heart, implying that intellectualism alone can feel sterile without emotional resonance.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset as a writer or creative professional, focus on crafting stories that not only challenge your audience intellectually but also evoke an emotional response. 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