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On Being with Krista Tippett

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The Question of the Title Set Me on a Course

The question of the title set me on a course. I was always going to write about three people following three different paths, as you see in a book. And i really did, it became a powerful image of what does it take to leave your entire solar system for another one far away that you se where you don't know what will happen to you? It's almost like method writing is opposed to method acting. Yes, i think it's necessary for this kind of work. The first generationenitio defies wordsfhen they tey, just don't talk....

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