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William Finnegan Quotes: "You're after something - not a story, but a certain, exquisitely intense encounter with beauty - and the only way to find it is to tiptoe past the dragon's cave."

You're after something - not a story, but a certain, exquisitely intense encounter with beauty - and the only way to find it is to tiptoe past the dragon's cave.



William Finnegan Quotes: "Hawaii is the birthplace of surfing, and many Hawaiians or part-Hawaiians surf, but in the rest of the United States it's a pretty white sport."

Hawaii is the birthplace of surfing, and many Hawaiians or part-Hawaiians surf, but in the rest of the United States it's a pretty white sport.




William Finnegan Quotes: "Memoir is a weird genre for a reporter. You end up investigating your own memories, reporting out your past."

Memoir is a weird genre for a reporter. You end up investigating your own memories, reporting out your past.



William Finnegan Quotes: "I remember surfing in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, even Madeira, when local fishermen had never seen a surfboard before, and refused to believe that we could ride a wave on one."

I remember surfing in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, even Madeira, when local fishermen had never seen a surfboard before, and refused to believe that we could ride a wave on one.




William Finnegan Quotes: "The differences between the received wisdom, the standard version of events, and the facts on the ground may be subtle or they may be stark, even profound."

The differences between the received wisdom, the standard version of events, and the facts on the ground may be subtle or they may be stark, even profound.



William Finnegan Quotes: "I always wanted to write. While I was on a long surf trip, supporting myself with various day jobs, I was working hard on a novel. My third novel, in fact."

I always wanted to write. While I was on a long surf trip, supporting myself with various day jobs, I was working hard on a novel. My third novel, in fact.



William Finnegan Quotes: "Even wars, big conflicts that have drawn a lot of news coverage, sometimes seem to me to have a center that hasn't been described, that might yet be glimpsed if approached from some odd angle."

Even wars, big conflicts that have drawn a lot of news coverage, sometimes seem to me to have a center that hasn't been described, that might yet be glimpsed if approached from some odd angle.