A crime is like a crack in reality, and it is the author's role to explore those cracks. As a writer, I like to see how they impinge on people.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the role of writers in revealing the hidden truths and effects of crime on individuals and society.
Natsuo Kirino's quote suggests that crime disrupts the fabric of reality, creating fissures that can be investigated and explored through literature. As writers delve into these 'cracks,' they uncover the complex impact of crime on human behavior and societal norms, offering readers insights into both the darkness of humanity and the resilience of the human spirit.
In practice
This quote can inspire a discussion on the role of crime in literature during a book club meeting.
For a girl, appearance can be a powerful form of oppression. No matter how intelligent a girl may be, no matter her many talents, these attributes are not easily discerned. Brains and talent will never stand up against a girl who is clearly physically attractive.
It wasn't so much that I was afraid of the place itself, but I was afraid of the creatures who masqueraded as people.
Every device there is in language is there to be used, if you will. Poets have got to enjoy themselves sometimes, and the twistings and convolutions of words, the inventions and contrivances, are all part of the joy that is part of the painful, voluntary work.
Although you should never mention your premise in the dialogue of your play, the audience must know what the message is. And whatever it is, you must prove it.
The creative musician ... is ... the radio receiver, not the broadcasting station. His personal discipline is to improve the quality of the components, the transistors, the speakers, the alloys in the receiver itself, but never to concern himself overmuch with putting out the program. The program is there; all he has to do is receive it as far as possible.
Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand.
I must say here in France I had more serenity or security as I was working because I knew I was making the film the way I wished and that the film would be seen, ultimately, which is not always the case in Iran. In Iran, you always work having in mind this worry of will I be able to carry on my project as I wish and will the audience see the film.
If only America would realize that the art of Europe is finished - dead - and that America is the country of the art of the future, instead of trying to base everything she does on European traditions!
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