What Do Books Tell Us About Our Lives?

I think when I set out to write a book I don't necessarily know why I'm compelled to write it, I don't start with the theme in other words. And just being with people you love, really, that's the number one thing without phones around. When I wrote House of Cards, I didn't understand that it was a, I knew There was a myth that I was very drawn to The character emerged sort of full blown in my head one day In response to the way another book ended and that I had written in a very tragic way.

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