Jamaica Kincaid

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Jamaica Kincaid

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I can write anywhere. I actually wrote more than I ever did when I had small children. My children were never a hindrance.

Jamaica Kincaid
write , actually , wrote
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I didn't know it was possible to be successful as a writer, so I wasn't afraid to fail.

Jamaica Kincaid
know , possible , successful
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I didn't really understand racism because I grew up in an all-black society, so I didn't see how it was possible not to like me!

Jamaica Kincaid
really , understand , racism
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I like cooking, but I think someone else ought to do the dishes.

Jamaica Kincaid
like , think , someone
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I like melancholy. I like to pretend that I'm alone in the world and I'm just sort of abandoned.

Jamaica Kincaid
like , pretend
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I like to be in my pajamas all day. Sometimes I don't wash for days because I like to read and sit around. I like to eat in bed.

Jamaica Kincaid
like , pajamas , sometimes
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I loved Charlotte Bronte when I was little, and I wanted to be Charlotte Bronte the way people want to be a princess.

Jamaica Kincaid
loved , charlotte , wanted
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I suppose you could say I love outlaw American culture.

Jamaica Kincaid
suppose , could , love
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I used to want to be a backup singer. Not a lead singer, because I really can't sing.

Jamaica Kincaid
used , want , backup
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I was given a dictionary when I was seven, and I read it because I had nothing else to read. I read it the way you read a book.

Jamaica Kincaid
given , dictionary , read
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I write a lot in my head. The revision goes on internally. It's not spontaneous and it doesn't have a schedule.

Jamaica Kincaid
write , lot , revision
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I'll read anything. In fact, I'll read while I'm doing other things, which is not a good idea.

Jamaica Kincaid
read , while
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I'm so used to being misunderstood.

Jamaica Kincaid
used , being
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I've never gotten used to winter and never will.

Jamaica Kincaid
never , gotten , used
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One of the things reading does, it makes your loneliness manageable if you are an essentially lonely person.

Jamaica Kincaid
things , reading , makes