Part of me always felt like the other…– Elif Safak
Part of me always felt like the other, the outsider, the observer. My father had two sons with his second wife, who I didn’t meet
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Part of me always felt like the other, the outsider, the observer. My father had two sons with his second wife, who I didn’t meet
I write as if I were drunk. It is a process of intuition rather than placing myself above my story like a puppeteer pulling strings.
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English, for me, is an acquired language. I started with English at the age of 10. At the time, it was my third language.
If you are a writer from Turkey, Pakistan, Nigeria, Egypt, you don’t have the luxury of being apolitical. You can’t say, ‘That’s politics. I’m just
Writing in another language gives me an additional freedom, an additional way of thinking. It’s a challenge, but I like the challenge.
Bad writing is like a bad relationship. Don’t be addicted to it just because you are familiar with its ways. Let go.
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