“People who were born alone are defined by feelings like "Who's gonna be with me when I die? Who will ever understand me? Will I always feel so alone? Maybe if I write a book..." and you forget that that doesn't help you so much.” PeopleIfsFeelsWritingBookHelpingFeelingsDiesBornForgetDefinedUnderstand MeBorn Alone Author:Laurie Anderson
“Literature is the safe and traditional vehicle through which we learn about the world and pass on values from on generation to the next. Books save lives.” WorldInspirationalBookValuesNextLiteratureLearningGenerationsStudentsSafeTraditionalVehicleSave A Life Author:Laurie Anderson
“I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about, that are so graphic and visual.” ThinkingKindBookVisualsGraphic Author:Laurie Anderson
“. . . I wrote a letter to Thomas Pynchon asking, Can I have your permission to try to make an [adaptation] of your book? And I had no idea that he would answer me, because he's pretty elusive. But he did send a letter back that said, Yes, you can do that - as long as the only instrument in the opera is a banjo. I thought, That's an interesting way of saying No.” WayTryingLongSaidBookIdeasCan DoAnswersInterestingLettersAskingInstrumentsCraftsNo IdeaOperaPermissionAdaptationElusiveSaying NoBanjosInteresting WaysYes You Can Author:Laurie Anderson
“I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for children. It was called "The Package", and it was a mystery story in pictures. It had no words.” WritingFirstsChildrenBookStoriesWrittenMysteryPackagesChildren's Books Author:Laurie Anderson
