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> [I like to mix the real and the imaginary. Sometimes it is characters inspired by real people I know or know of. Sometimes it is a named person from the common cultural dreamscape. And it is tricky, because they have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-spiotta/i-like-to-mix-the-real-and-the-imaginary-sometimes-it-is-characters/)

[Dana Spiotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-spiotta/)

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## More by Dana Spiotta

> [My husband is a musician. He cooks and he's a chef but he also, he makes basement recordings. So many people in my life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-spiotta/my-husband-is-a-musician-he-cooks-and-he-s-a-chef-but-he-also-he/)

[Dana Spiotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-spiotta/)

> [People think it's suspect and self-indulgent to make art, and I don't think that's true. Some people think you should be busy making something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-spiotta/people-think-it-s-suspect-and-self-indulgent-to-make-art-and-i-don-t/)

[Dana Spiotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-spiotta/)

> [Memory is not particularly linear - it is associative, repetitive, subjective and porous. But the writer needs to convey disorder and dysfunction without making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-spiotta/memory-is-not-particularly-linear-it-is-associative-repetitive/)

[Dana Spiotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-spiotta/)

> [I locate a great deal of the power of Occupy Wall Street in the name itself, 'Occupy Wall Street,' or '#OccupyWallStreet.' It works because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-spiotta/i-locate-a-great-deal-of-the-power-of-occupy-wall-street-in-the-name/)

[Dana Spiotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-spiotta/)

> [Although a great restaurant experience must include great food, a bad restaurant experience can be achieved through bad service alone. Ideally, service is invisible.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-spiotta/although-a-great-restaurant-experience-must-include-great-food-a-bad/)

[Dana Spiotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-spiotta/)

> [The writer has to take risks and go somewhere full of mystery and possibility for the novel to deepen over the years it takes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-spiotta/the-writer-has-to-take-risks-and-go-somewhere-full-of-mystery-and/)

[Dana Spiotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-spiotta/)

> [I am a great procrastinator. When the writing is going really well, the laundry piles up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-spiotta/i-am-a-great-procrastinator-when-the-writing-is-going-really-well-the/)

[Dana Spiotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-spiotta/)

> [I like to buy books for the kids in my family. I guess that's why they call me the 'mean' aunt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-spiotta/i-like-to-buy-books-for-the-kids-in-my-family-i-guess-that-s-why-they/)

[Dana Spiotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-spiotta/)

> [If you directly try to write about an idea, it will never be what you imagined. But if you're imagining through the building of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-spiotta/if-you-directly-try-to-write-about-an-idea-it-will-never-be-what-you/)

[Dana Spiotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-spiotta/)

> [I like to mix the real and the imaginary. Sometimes it is characters inspired by real people I know or know of. Sometimes it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-spiotta/i-like-to-mix-the-real-and-the-imaginary-sometimes-it-is-characters/)

[Dana Spiotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-spiotta/)

> [The idea that you can live off the grid and just do your own thing is a very American idea - that you should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-spiotta/the-idea-that-you-can-live-off-the-grid-and-just-do-your-own-thing-is/)

[Dana Spiotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-spiotta/)

> [I think there's a false division people sometimes make in describing literary novels, where there are people who write systems novels, or novels of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-spiotta/i-think-there-s-a-false-division-people-sometimes-make-in-describing/)

[Dana Spiotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-spiotta/)

> [Usually there is a paradox in what a character wants. A conflict is built deeply within them. And then you put them in motion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-spiotta/usually-there-is-a-paradox-in-what-a-character-wants-a-conflict-is/)

[Dana Spiotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-spiotta/)

> [You're trying to make the language work, and your subconscious is being allowed to make the deeper, more profound connections. It's much better than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-spiotta/you-re-trying-to-make-the-language-work-and-your-subconscious-is/)

[Dana Spiotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-spiotta/)

> [“Incidentally, if you have never stalked someone close to you, I highly recommend it. Check out how it tranforms them. How other they become,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-spiotta/incidentally-if-you-have-never-stalked-someone-close-to-you-i-highly/)

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