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Even as I pursued a doctorate in the history of ideas in my native Denmark, I realized I had neither the encyclopedic training nor the passion for cool logic - not to mention the nerve - to follow in the footsteps of classical liberal philosophers and economists such as Robert Nozick, Friedrich Hayek, and Milton Friedman.

Author: Anne Fortier - Danish Writer
  History , Passion , Cool , Training


Verona is a very beautiful city, but Siena just never ceases to fascinate me.

Author: Anne Fortier - Danish Writer
  Me , Never , Beautiful , City


I was in Siena and decided I wanted to write a story set there. Then I discovered that the original story of Romeo and Juliet was set in Siena. It occurred to me that this was too much of a gift - I had to do it. That's how I ended up writing a parallel story to Romeo and Juliet.

Author: Anne Fortier - Danish Writer
  Me , Gift , Writing , Story


I think Shakespeare is everybody's treasure.

Author: Anne Fortier - Danish Writer
  Everybody , Treasure , Think , I Think


I'm from Europe, and I was very aware that there are a lot of literature snobs - especially in Europe. As soon as something becomes a success, it has to be bad, and then they'll do everything they can to stab it to death.

Author: Anne Fortier - Danish Writer
  Bad , Literature , Success , Death


Within the realm of fiction, it is always tempting to set one's stories in a dystopian future, where all our misgivings about state power can be shown in full force.

Author: Anne Fortier - Danish Writer
  Always , Future , Power , Force


A novel is, hopefully, the starting point of a conversation, one in which the author engages readers and asks that they see things from a different point of view than they might otherwise.

Author: Anne Fortier - Danish Writer
  See , View , Conversation , Point Of View


While at Oxford in 1999, I met Jonathan Fortier, who is a Montreal-born Canadian. Despite the challenges of a transatlantic relationship, we remained keen on each other and eventually married in 2002.

Author: Anne Fortier - Danish Writer
  Who , Relationship , Challenges , Met , Oxford


Ever since childhood, I've been interested in history and myth. Not just the facts and figures of the past, but everything that contributes to shape our perception of an age: architecture, art, literature and so forth.

Author: Anne Fortier - Danish Writer
  History , Age , Art , Childhood , Architecture


In many ways, a degree in the history of ideas is the ideal training for an aspiring writer.

Author: Anne Fortier - Danish Writer
  Ideas , History , Training , Degree


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