“Sometimes the essay is where we end up when everything that we know must change.” KnowsEndsSometimesEssays Author:John D'Agata
“I felt a little lost as a student. At Iowa, I felt as if I had gotten into this program that was going to save me, and so I moved myself across the country for grad school and yet still didn't have a home. It was upsetting. And I know that's a common feeling.” IfsKnowsLittlesStillsCountryFeelingsHomeSchoolLostFeltCommonStudentsProgramMovedUpsetSave MeIowaGradGrad School Author:John D'Agata
“I like Plutarch because I've read him forever, and I know that he's incredibly funky, even though his mainstream image is as Mr. Unfunky.” KnowsForeverMainstreamFunky Author:John D'Agata
“I know it sounds silly, but disrespecting a dead writer by sitting in a chair that probably never belonged to him still felt like a risk to me. So I chickened out.” KnowsStillsFeltSoundRiskSittingSillyChairsSitting In A Chair Author:John D'Agata
