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Michael Ondaatje
Michael Ondaatje
Canadian Author
Born: Sep 12, 1943
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I'm a Canadian citizen. But I always want to feel at home in Sri Lanka. I'm a member of both countries. Michael Ondaatje
Home Citizen Member Both Feel Countries Always Canadian Want Lanka
I see the poem or the novel ending with an open door. Michael Ondaatje
Ending See Poem Open Open Door Door Novel
I tend not to know what the plot is or the story is or even the theme. Those things come later, for me. Michael Ondaatje
Me Later Those Plot Tend Come Know Story Theme Even Things
In the book the relationship with Katharine and Almasy is sort of only in the patient's mind. Michael Ondaatje
Relationship Book Mind Patient Only Sort
You want to suggest something new, but at the same time, resolve the drama of the action in the novel. Michael Ondaatje
Time You Action Resolve Drama Something Something New New Same Same Time Want Novel Suggest
Once I've discovered the story, I might restructure it, maybe move things around, set up a clue that something is going to happen later, but that happens much later in an editorial capacity. Michael Ondaatje
Later Once Something Restructure Around Editorial Discovered Up Going Move Maybe Happen Happens Story Clue Might Capacity Much Things Set
When you're writing, it's as if you're within a kind of closed world. Michael Ondaatje
You Writing World Closed Kind Within
You're getting everyone's point of view at the same time, which, for me, is the perfect state for a novel: a cubist state, the cubist novel. Michael Ondaatje
Time Me You State Everyone Perfect Point Point Of View Same Getting Same Time Which View Novel
It's why you create characters: so you can argue with yourself. Michael Ondaatje
You Yourself Characters Argue Create Why
Right now, I have no idea what I will write or if I will write again. Michael Ondaatje
Will No Idea Write Idea Again Now Right
Research can be a big clunker. It's difficult to know how you can make the historical light. Michael Ondaatje
You Light Big Research Difficult Know Make How Historical
I don't have a plan for a story when I sit down to write. I would get quite bored carrying it out. Michael Ondaatje
Sit Down Out Carrying Would Bored Write Get Quite Story Plan
It's a discovery of a story when I write a book, a case of inching ahead on each page and discovering what's beyond in the darkness, beyond where you're writing. Michael Ondaatje
You Book Writing Darkness Case Write Beyond Discovering Discovery Where Story Page Each
You don't want to write your own opinion, you don't want to just represent yourself, but represent yourself through someone else. Michael Ondaatje
You Yourself Own Else Someone Through Write Opinion Represent Just Want Your
It doubles your perception, to write from the point of view of someone you're not. Michael Ondaatje
You Perception Someone Point Point Of View Write Doubles View Your
To write about someone like myself would be very limiting. Michael Ondaatje
Myself Would Would-Be About Someone Write Like Limiting Very

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