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It says that the people closest to us are the real measure of a life, and that writing can give those feelings a form. The line can be taken to mean that art is not escape from attachment, but a way to name it clearly before it slips away.
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Books by Richard Flanagan
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
2015
Gould's Book of Fish
2004
The Unknown Terrorist
2006
Wanting
2008
First Person
2017