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Hey Taylor, it still seems to amaze me how wonderful 'Maybe In Another Life' is and how fascinating the topic in discussion is. How did you come up with the idea (of the branching possibilities of the future and what it will hold)?
Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Thank you so much! I have always been fascinated by the idea that things are fated to be. I'm not sure that I believe it, myself, and yet I can't completely dismiss it, either. I wanted to play with the idea that small moments in our lives can have huge consequences we never see coming. Do we get to the same place regardless of our actions? Is something guiding us? Can one small step in one direction or another change the entire course of our lives? I wanted to explore all of that in one story.
Thank you so much! I have always been fascinated by the idea that things are fated to be. I'm not sure that I believe it, myself, and yet I can't completely dismiss it, either. I wanted to play with the idea that small moments in our lives can have huge consequences we never see coming. Do we get to the same place regardless of our actions? Is something guiding us? Can one small step in one direction or another change the entire course of our lives? I wanted to explore all of that in one story.
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