When we test out our own insights on how other people might… - Hortense Calisher

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When we test out our own insights on how other people might feel, the testing ground is ourselves. Our views on anything from politics to landscape are tinctured with our personality.

Hortense Calisher

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About Hortense Calisher

Hortense Calisher (December 20, 1911 – January 13, 2009) was an American novelist.

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Pen Names: Jack Fenno

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I am more interested in wars of the mind.

As for complication—or complexity—it excites me.

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