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.
Originally, poetry creates the myth, while the prose-writer draws its portrait.
The play is done; the curtain drops,_x000D_ _x000D_ Slow falling to the prompter's bell_x000D_ _x000D_ A moment yet the actor stops_x000D_ _x000D_ And looks around to say farewell.
Great music is its own movie, already. And the challenge, as a music fan, is to keep the song as powerful as it wants to be, to not tamper with it and to somehow give it a home.
Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism, I use architecture to reconcile the two.
I long ago came to the conclusion that even if I could put down accurately the thing I saw and enjoyed, it would not give the observer the kind of feeling it gave me. I had to create an equivalent for what I felt about what I was looking at-not copy it.
I remember a conversation with my parents about who the people on the TV were, and learning they were actors and they acted out this story and just thinking that was the most fantastic notion, and that's what I want to do.
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