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Place and displacement have always been central for me. A type of insecurity goes with that: you are always following the cues, like learning the dance steps when the dance is already under way.
Claire Messud
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"Place and displacement have always been central for me. A type of insecurity goes with that: you are always following the cues, like learning the dance steps when the dance is already under way."
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Place and displacement have always been central for me. A type of insecurity goes with that: you are always following the cues, like learning the dance steps when the dance is already under way. — Claire Messud

About Claire Messud

Claire Messud was a Novelist from United States (1966–present).

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Claire Messud lived from 1966 – present.