“I thought a lot about Nixon's personal history and the changes in America during his lifetime and tried to craft stories, which I thought reflected some of his personal history but also the backdrop of a changing America. Nixon grew up in a strict Quaker family. The idea of the American Dream, of hard work and not much fun, was ingrained in Nixon as a child, but curiously so was a love of music. Nixon himself was a pretty good piano player. So it's the contradictions that interest me, as I think we all have them.” ThinkingChildrenDreamFunInterestPlayerHard WorkLifetimeContradictionAmerican DreamQuaker Author:A.M. Homes
“Was this the big one or was this the small tremor, the warning? Does it get better - does the sensation of being in a dream underwater go away?” DoeDreamBigsGet BetterGoing AwaySensationsWarningUnderwaterIt Gets Better Book:May We Be Forgiven Source: May We Be Forgiven
