As a writer, I have to admit, there is something darkly compelling about Alzheimer's because it attacks the … - Charlie Pierce

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I think what makes people fascinating is conflict, it's drama, it's the human condition. Nobody wants to watch perfection.

Charlie Pierce

As a writer, I have to admit, there is something darkly compelling about Alzheimer's because it attacks the two things most central to a writer's craft - language and memory, which together make up an individual's identity. Alzheimer's makes a new character out of a familiar person.

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