To be wildly, desperately, carelessly, nakedly in love, of course. Crazy, obsessive love: brooding, baying at the moon, writing daily missives to the adored. Who wouldn’t want this? Even though the crash is painful.
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The voice of the prairie—and the author of Pilgrims, out this month—reflects on love, how to extort a compliment, and his inimitable voice, among other things.
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That this is all there is, and there is no more.
Self-denigration, an old strategy for extorting praise from people. (“I am a terrible person.” “No, you’re a wonderful person and we all love you.”)
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