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Why I wrote The Man
One of the things I was reacting to when I wrote my debut novel The Man was what I call "convenience morality."
This is the kind where someone, at a click, condemns without checking the facts or considering complexity, not because it is necessary, but because it is easy.
When Kady searches for her missing husband Morris, she gets to know him better than than she ever did when he was around.
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This is the kind where someone, at a click, condemns without checking the facts or considering complexity, not because it is necessary, but because it is easy.
When Kady searches for her missing husband Morris, she gets to know him better than than she ever did when he was around.
What she Read more of this blog post »
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― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
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