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The quote says that meaningful work or ideas come from being involved with the world, not from isolating oneself from it. It suggests that connection, participation, and contact with reality are what make things meaningful.
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About Rachel Kushner
American writer
Rachel Kushner is an American writer known for her novels Telex from Cuba, The Flamethrowers, The Mars Room, and Creation Lake. Her fiction includes Telex from Cuba, published in 2008, The Flamethrowers, published in 2013, The Mars Room, published in 2018, and Creation Lake, published in 2024. These works established her reputation as a novelist whose name is closely tied to contemporary American fiction.
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Engagement: more sayings
- “India's engagement with the ASEAN region lies in the clarity of the principles that we share.”Sushma Swaraj
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- “I think we pursue positive relationships whether or not they bring us engagement or happiness.”Martin Seligman
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Books by Rachel Kushner
The Mars Room
2018
The flamethrowers
2014
Telex from Cuba
2008
The Hard Crowd
2021