Rachel Kushner : (9) " I got all my politics and culture and my sense of the great wide world of adults from ‘Mad Magazine.’ But all other comic books literally gave me a headache. " - Rachel Kushner " I spent a huge amount of time by myself. I daydreamed and learned how to be alone and not be lonely. " - Rachel Kushner " My dad had a Vincent Black Shadow, which was a quite particular thing: it was the fastest cycle of its era… It sparked a world for me; when I was old enough, I got a motorcycle. " - Rachel Kushner " My dad had a Vincent Black Shadow, which was a quite particular thing: it was the fastest cycle of its era… It sparked a world for me; when I was old enough, I got a motorcycle. " - Rachel Kushner " I am not a sun person at all. I think it’s a cancerous poison and I don’t want it touching me. " - Rachel Kushner " I don’t like the info-dump, as it’s known. " - Rachel Kushner " Even if it happened in real life – and oftentimes, especially if it happened in real life – it might not work in fiction. " - Rachel Kushner " Themes only arise after a novel is written, and people begin to try to talk about it. " - Rachel Kushner " I am not fond of lengthy descriptions of phony artworks. " - Rachel Kushner