Language is a personality as well. People are different when they speak different languages.
David BezmozgisHere I am: a Russian-speaking Jew living in Canada, and you, an Indian ex-patriot living in San Francisco. All of a sudden we commune in this moment about a much older Russian political dissident.That's the human part of being human: feeling those moments.
David BezmozgisWhen you write a book, you want to have fidelity to the character. Characters and their emotions guide the structure of the novel.
David BezmozgisWhy are some people highly principled and willing to do anything for their principles, while most of us are not? And I am willing to not only ask, but also answer the question.
David BezmozgisThere are different types of readers. People draw lines at which three things intersect: the character, the author, and the reader.
David BezmozgisWriting a novel, in an unplanned and unpredictable way, makes you engaged; it takes you into yourself, and it becomes something between you and the character for a moment, and then you move back into the structure of the book. I love those moments, because they are completely unbidden.
David Bezmozgis