Maggie Nelson
1973
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Biography
Maggie Nelson is an American writer known for her genre-defying works that blend memoir, poetry, and cultural criticism. She was born in 1973 in San Francisco, California. Nelson received critical acclaim for her book 'The Argonauts' which explores themes of gender, family, and identity. Her writing is characterized by its fearless exploration of complex and intimate topics, often challenging societal norms and conventions.
Famous Quotes (5)
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I am interested in art as a form of knowledge and way of knowing.
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I don't want people to feel alone in their thoughts and feelings.
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Language is a mechanism of approval, of cohesive identity, and both of those are good things, necessary things even.
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I would say it's a math of the emotional universe. I am like, okay so, this plus this equals this.
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We are encrypted by this world to be data.