“It's always difficult to write honestly of one's deepest feelings, particularly without the protective veil of fiction. But the more difficult, the more rewarding if one succeeds. Rewarding not only to the work but to one's peace of mind.” IfsWritingMindFeelingsDifficultFictionSucceedHonestlyPeace Of MindVeilsProtectiveDeepest Feelings Author:Alix Kates Shulman
“I am a feminist. I'm trying to show the relationships between men and women, always the structural relations, not individual villains. I'd never make a husband a villain. I try very hard in my work not to - because if I made one man a villain, the rest would be off the hook. I'm interested in the system of oppression.” IfsMenTryingMadeHardShowsWould BeIndividualHusbandMen And WomenRelationFeministOppressionOne ManVillainHook Author:Alix Kates Shulman
“I think you get mentally ill being homeless. Most of the bag ladies wind up mentally ill pretty quickly - what people would call paranoid - because they are in such danger. I don't know if it's really paranoia because they are in great danger. Terrible things happen to them, and they lose everything. How could they not become at the very least severely depressed?” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsHappensLosesDangerWindTerribleIllThings HappenBagsHomelessTerrible ThingsParanoiaParanoidMentally Ill Author:Alix Kates Shulman
“I am not a psychological novelist, and I try very hard not to allow the reader to see the plight or circumstances of the characters as individual psychological plights. That's my preference; still, a lot of people do read my novels as psychological studies, and they're right to read them that way too, if that's what they mean to them.” PeopleIfsWayTryingMeanStillsHardCharacterIndividualNovelStudyReaderCircumstancesPsychologicalNovelistsPreferencePlight Author:Alix Kates Shulman
“When farming became a corporate venture, and the distribution of food became corporate, the variety of foods that were considered good diminished greatly. I know that there's a lot of misconception about this, that people think we have more food variety than ever before, but, in fact, if you read any of the studies, you'll find we have fewer foods than before.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsFactsStudyVarietyCorporateFewerVentureDistributionFarmingMisconception Author:Alix Kates Shulman
“The world is abundant with food for us, and with everything we need, if only we just open our eyes. There's so much food that gets thrown out or never harvested.” IfsWorldNeedsEyeThrown Author:Alix Kates Shulman
