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I liked the idea of being from ‘somewhere else.’ I do think that’s inherited. My father never had a fixed sense of where home was, and for my sister and me, it is much easier not to belong than to belong.

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Claire Messud

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Because we moved so much, I was always having to adapt and work out the lay of the land. So I felt envious of those who did not have to try.

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As a kid, I used to tell all these stories. I remember meeting a childhood friend, and we were talking. We remembered that I had made up this story about going to Mars. And she looked at me and said, ‘I didn’t sleep for a week after that!’

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April 25, 2024

As a kid, I used to tell all these stories. I remember meeting a childhood friend, and we were talking. We remembered that I had made up this story about going to Mars. And she looked at me and said, ‘I didn’t sleep for a week after that!’

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April 25, 2024

Because we moved so much, I was always having to adapt and work out the lay of the land. So I felt envious of those who did not have to try.

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