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Richard Powers

This idea that a book can either be about character and feeling, or about politics and idea, is just a false binary. Ideas are an expression of the feelings and the intense emotions we hold about the world.

Richard Powers

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Richard Powers is saying that books cannot be separated into just two categories—those focused on personal emotions and those focused on political ideas—because the two are deeply connected. He believes that the ideas presented in a book come from the strong emotions and feelings people have about the world around them.

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