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Episode 531: David Grann

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The Quest for Perfection

The quest of writing is like that giant squid hunter who is searching for the live giant squid. You try each time you aim for perfection and then you accept, you know, some of the blemishes. And I do think the structure for this book, which was very important, organically works for telling the story and the themes that the story has.

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