“I do keep a tiny little journal in which I write passages that I read and want to hold on to. This practice is sort of the opposite of Twitter.” WantWritingLittlesPracticeOppositesTinyPassagesJournal Author:Dani Shapiro
“I never troll for material. It simply presents itself, and is always unmistakable. This is why I want to roll my eyes when people interrupt themselves in the middle of some story they're telling me to say, "You know you can't write about this."” PeopleKnowsWantWritingStoriesEyeMiddleMaterialsTroll Author:Dani Shapiro
“I don't want to lean back into the past, or forward into the future. I don't want to wish the present moment away.” WantMomentsPastWishPresent Moment Author:Dani Shapiro
“There are books that a writer undertakes because she wants to go on a journey, and there are journeys a writer undertakes because she wants to write a book.” WantWritingBookJourneyGoes On Author:Dani Shapiro
“It's not gender-specific, but I do think it's women who tend to start having that sort of little whispering voice of "I want more here" and "I want more for my family."” ThinkingWantLittlesVoiceMy FamilyGenderWhispering Author:Dani Shapiro
“The fact is that most husbands, regardless of religion - it's an old-fashioned gender divide where the husband wants to stay home and the wife is the one who drags herself and her children to whatever spiritual center they're going to.” WantChildrenFactsHomeSpiritualWifeHusbandGenderDividesDragOld Fashioned Author:Dani Shapiro
“I don't want to lean back into the past, or forward into the future. I don't want to wish the present moment away. The truth is in the present moment. The great paradox is that when I'm really able to do that, time slows down and opens up. Time feels suddenly and inexplicably without end.” WantFeelsEndsMomentsAblePastWishTruth IsDown AndPresent MomentParadoxSlow Down Author:Dani Shapiro
