“Fiction is always a utopian task, in that there's an ideal you hold in your head as you write which inevitably fails in the moment of creation, in the insufficiency of words to convey meaning, or in the way the work is completed in the reader's head.” WayWritingMomentsFictionFailingCreationReaderIdealsTasksUtopianInsufficiency Author:Lauren Groff
“I see ghosts everywhere, and that is partially a function of my being incredibly near-sighted and reading way too late into the night.” WayNightReadingLateFunctionGhostToo Late Author:Lauren Groff
“Childhood is such a delicate tissue; what they had done this morning could snag somewhere in the little ones, make a dull, small pain that will circle back again and again, and hurt them in small ways for the rest of their lives.” WayLittlesDonePainHurtMorningChildhoodCirclesDullDelicateAgain And AgainBack AgainTissues Book:Arcadia Source: Arcadia
“Freedom or community, community or freedom. One must decide the way one wants to live. I chose community.” WayWantCommunity Book:Arcadia Source: Arcadia
“If there's a black cat that crosses the street in my path, I will turn around and walk 20 minutes out of my way to not cross it.” IfsWayTurnsBlackWalksPathStreetsMinutesCrossesCatMy WayBlack Cat Author:Lauren Groff
“But I've married a deeply sensible person who is extremely good at talking me down from my various ledges, and who takes care of me in a billion ways.” WayPersonsCareTalkingMarriedVariousTake CareBillionsSensibleTake Care Of MeLedges Author:Lauren Groff
