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“Never Mind Nirvana is the first novel I’ve read that makes music as important as food, clothing romance — a fresh twist millions will be able to identify with – and the music of Lindquist’s language is a perfect match for the subject. I think he’s the writer to watch in the new millennium.”

Tama Janowitz

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“I don't like him...he makes me feel like he's going to throw me in a coffin and walk around on top of it.”

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The older a woman gets, the more invisible you become.

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Brownstein's is a fresh and jaunty voice, with a jazz snap all his own.

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I felt my whole life was a facsimile of a life.

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I was like a social worker for lepers. My clients had a chunk of their body they wanted to give away; for a price…

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I think in a lot of ways, writing, when you're really in there, is like being an actress because you're in somebody else's head.

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I think it's true about people now being closer to their parents, since the '60s, really. The parents are no longer from a different…

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I'm writing what I want to write. But it's almost an act of rebellion on my part. Because as a person, I've always wanted…

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Long after the bomb falls and you and your good deeds are gone, cockroaches will still be here, prowling the streets like armored cars.

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“I had a hunger for things I knew realistically I didn't actually care for.”

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