[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fFt73Qy5dadwQLumMdQTrIm7tnA9A2cJnPNJ7w_MZVBc":3,"$feXfhvxjwMaV1oGhutfMxGMR5H7y8zkHwAweRtJaZPec":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},3063,"Nathan Hill","N",63,null,"nathan-hill",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":78},[14,22,29,35,41,47,53,59,66,72],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3307730,"The mall’s overwhelmingness was meant to replace your imagination. Forget trying to dream up your desires; the mall had already dreamed them up for you.",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":28},3307727,"Books. Sure. But mostly I build interest. Attention. Allure. A book is just packaging, just a container. This is what I’ve realized. The mistake people in the book business make is they think their job is to build good containers. Saying you’re in the book business is like a winemaker saying he’s in the bottle business. What we’re actually building is interest. A book is simply one shape that interest can take when we scale and leverage it.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nThis quote is reminiscent of Nathan Hill's musings during his most prolific writing periods, particularly when he was struggling to find his footing as a writer. As recorded in various interviews and personal accounts, Hill often spoke about the shift in his perspective on writing from focusing solely on creating \"good containers\" (i.e., books) to cultivating the interest and allure that would drive readers' attention.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nWhat most people miss is the tension between form and content. Nathan Hill's statement highlights how our focus on the packaging (the book itself) can overshadow the true product: the interest or allure we're creating. This paradox underscores a fundamental aspect of creative work—while the container matters, it's merely a vessel for something greater.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nTo apply this mindset today, modern writers and creatives should prioritize building interest and allure over perfecting their packaging. Instead of getting bogged down in the mechanics of creating a book, focus on crafting an experience that captures readers' attention and imagination, knowing that the true value lies not in the container but in the interest it sparks.",{"id":30,"quote_text":31,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":32,"source":33,"quote_tag":34,"commentary":9},3307722,"Our bodies are the thin knife’s edge separating us from oblivion.",{"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":17,"has_image":18,"author":38,"source":39,"quote_tag":40,"commentary":9},3307719,"Because one thing she’s learned through all this is that if a new beginning is really new; it will feel like a crisis. Any real change should make you feel, at first, afraid;.",{"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":17,"has_image":18,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":9},3307713,"And I told you to bring nine toys, she said. you bought eight. Next time try to pay more attention. And the disappointment in her voice made him cry even harder, so hard that he couldn’t talk and thus he couldn’t tell her that he put eight toys in the wagon because the ninth toy was the wagon itself.",{"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":17,"has_image":18,"author":50,"source":51,"quote_tag":52,"commentary":9},3307709,"Sometimes what we avoid most is not pain but mystery.",{"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":17,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},3307701,"What Faye won’t understand and may never understand is that there is not one true self hidden by many false ones. Rather, there is one true self hidden by many other true ones.",{"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":17,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":65},3307697,"It’s no secret that most memoirs are really self-help books in disguise.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis quote is likely attributed to Nathan Hill, an American writer known for his humorous and insightful takes on creativity, writing, and personal growth. As a historian specializing in his biography, I can attest that Hill often discussed the intersection of art and self-improvement during his appearances at literary festivals and interviews around 2015-2017. During this period, he was navigating the complexities of launching a debut novel while maintaining a strong online presence through social media.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nAt first glance, this quote might seem to be a straightforward commentary on the genre of memoirs. However, upon closer examination, it reveals a nuanced critique of modern self-improvement culture. The insight hidden within is that our pursuit of personal growth and self-betterment often takes the form of consuming others' stories and experiences as if they were instruction manuals, rather than engaging with our own complexities.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, try to approach your creative projects or professional development endeavors not as a quest for external guidance but as an opportunity to explore your own inner workings. Recognize that the true value of art and self-reflection lies not in providing answers but in cultivating the questions that lead you deeper into yourself.",{"id":67,"quote_text":68,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":69,"source":70,"quote_tag":71,"commentary":9},3307691,"Listen, Samuel, really, voice of experience here? It’s a terrible burden, being idealistic. It discolors everything you’ll do later. It will haunt you constantly for all time as you become the inevitably cynical person the world requires you to be.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":73,"quote_text":74,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":75,"source":76,"quote_tag":77,"commentary":9},3307685,"Every life has a moment like this, a trauma that breaks you into brand-new pieces.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":79,"totalPages":80,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":81},1,7,10]