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I like to take certain aspects of genre fiction and modify them in my own way. 'Your Republic Is Calling You' follows the form of a spy novel, but it leads readers into a world of Kafkaesque irrationality.


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KIM KARDASHIAN Tennessee Williams was so adept at portraying characters who are both fallible and vulnerable. Women...
KIM CATTRALL My family was going back to England to visit my mother's grandmother, who was very ill. We went ...
KIM CATTRALL I always talk to my students about the need to write for the joy of writing. I try to sort of disagg...
KIM EDWARDS What I wear is a reflection of where I am going and how I am feeling. If I'm in a good mood, it&...
KIM CATTRALL The streets made me. They stay at me. There's nothing that's gonna take away from my legacy....
LIL' KIM I've realized that the most important thing I can do to look good is just treat myself well, whe...
KIM CATTRALL I did a school play when I was 10 where I played a cold germ infecting a whole classroom of kids. Th...
KIM CATTRALL I am such a sap when it comes to love! I believe in love at first sight all the way. But that's ...
KIM BARNOUIN I don't even drink! I can't stand the taste of alcohol. Every New Year's Eve I try one d...
KIM KARDASHIAN I feel lazy when I'm not working. I learned all my business sense from my dad. He always believe...
KIM KARDASHIAN A supermodel needed to be able to be on 'Sports Illustrated,' to be able to walk runways, to...
KIM ALEXIS Maybe my fairy tale has a different ending than I dreamed it would. But that's OK.
KIM KARDASHIAN Obviously, as you grow up, no one's ever 100 percent proud of every decision that they've ma...
KIM KARDASHIAN Clarity keeps you from boredom.
KIM BASINGER I think it's because it was an emotional story, and emotions come through much stronger in black...
KIM HUNTER I love to reinvent myself, and that's because I am a very free person. I do what I feel, and I l...
LIL' KIM I am definitely the queen. I definitely see myself as the queen.
LIL' KIM I have an amazing husband who is a strong man of God. He is very dedicated to me and our family.
KIM FIELDS