[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f7dFEWL0_wyy1Fo2mCLrhEUYKoe6VkR_bZYIsfyJkm2w":3,"$fwvP7ipGtcI_Jryh74LO0tn7boBwGrqjvWt_FsQDrk7M":20},{"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},19561,"Naomi Wood","N",22,null,"naomi-wood",[12,16],{"tag_id":13,"tag_name":14,"tag_count":15},11925,"hemingway",10,{"tag_id":17,"tag_name":18,"tag_count":19},1354,"historical-fiction",6,{"quotes":21,"pagination":133},[22,30,36,42,48,65,81,90,104,119],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":19,"has_image":25,"author":26,"source":27,"quote_tag":28,"commentary":29},3305216,"Don’t worry,” she says. “Ernest always attracted obsessives. You were only one of many. And secretly, sometimes, I think he was flattered. 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By suggesting that such individuals are \"flattered\" by obsessive behavior, the quote highlights the darker side of artistic ambition and the ways in which it can be both envied and feared.\n\n**How to Use This**\nIn today's creative landscape, where social media has amplified the cult of personality, this insight reminds us that our fixation on individual artists or writers can be a double-edged sword. By acknowledging the power dynamics at play, we can cultivate a more nuanced understanding of the role models we admire and avoid replicating unhealthy patterns in our own relationships with others.",{"id":31,"quote_text":32,"author_id":5,"source_id":19,"has_image":25,"author":33,"source":34,"quote_tag":35,"commentary":9},3305208,"The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, Death in the Afternoon – as well as all of the short stories that writers studied for the inner trick of them. 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