My interest as a writer is not in reflecting actual human speech, which, of course, does not occur in sentences and is totally undiagrammable. My interest is in trying to reflect the reality of experience - how we feel when we talk to each other, how we feel when we're engaging with questions that interest us. ✨ How John Green Wrote a Cancer Book but Not a 'Bullshit Cancer Book'. Interview with Rebecca J. Rosen, www.theatlantic.com. February 25, 2013.
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