“And yet, within her anxiety, secured there like a gemstone, she carries the cool and curious power of occasionally being able to see the world vividly. Clarity bursts upon her a spray of little stars. She understands this, and thinks of it as one of the tricks of consciousness; there is something almost luxurious about it.. The narrative maze opens and permits her to pass through. She may be crowded out of her own life - she knows this for a fact and has always know it - but she possesses, as a compensatory gift, the startling ability to draft alternative versions.” ThinkingKnowsWorldMayLittlesFactsAbleStarsAbilityConsciousnessAnxietyTricksVersionsClarityCuriousAlternativesNarrativeCarriePermitCrowdedSpraySecuredMazesLuxurious Author:Carol Shields
“I don't think I would have been a writer if I hadn't been a mother. I wanted to construct something that contained some of these feelings that I had, some of these discoveries or revelations.” IfsThinkingHas BeensFeelingsWantedMotherDiscoveryRevelationsConstructs Author:Carol Shields
“Words are our life. We are human because we use language. So I think we are less human when we use less language.” ThinkingHumansUseLanguageOur Lives Author:Carol Shields
“Bookish people, who are often maladroit people, persist in thinking they can master any subtlety so long as it's been shaped into acceptable expository prose.” PeopleThinkingLongMastersProseAcceptablePersistSubtlety Author:Carol Shields
