“A lot of my work comes from a place of despair or fear. I often write in order to gain some sort of control over aspects of my life or the world that seem too dark to look at directly.” WorldWritingLooksSeemsOrderDarkDespairGainsAspect Author:Lauren Groff
“Research is about following the gleam into the dark. It's also about being sensitive enough to know which fact is "the creative fact; the fertile fact; the fact that suggests and engenders," as opposed to the fact that deadens and kills a delicate new project.” KnowsEnoughFactsDarkCreativeProjectsResearchFollowingSensitiveDelicateFertileGleamNew Projects Author:Lauren Groff
“In my totally unscientific yet enthusiastic survey of Communal Experiments Throughout American History, I've discovered that the thing most likely to break up said experiments is: Sex, all that murky, dark, dirty gunk simmering beneath human relations.” HumansSaidSexDarkBreakRelationExperimentsDirtyAmerican HistoryEnthusiasticSurveysHuman Relations Author:Lauren Groff
“Being a writer means I sit in a dark (and pretty dank) room off my garage for many hours a day, and in my wallowing moments I can feel as if I'm already on the outside of society, peering wistfully in.” IfsFeelsMeanI CanMomentsHoursDarkRoomsGarageWallowingDank Author:Lauren Groff
“I think I'm an optimistic person. Ultimately I believe in people. I believe they can be robust. When my collection Delicate Edible Birds came out there were one or two people who read the title as being a commentary on the characters within the pages, the women in the book, meaning that they were these fragile girls meant for male consumption. But I had meant the opposite - these people are tough. Dark things happen to them but they get on with life as best they can.” PeopleThinkingBelieveBookCharacterGirlI BelieveDarkBirdToughThings HappenOptimisticDelicate Author:Lauren Groff
