“So often we think of a wound or a loss as making a person feel more deeply, become a better person. But I don't think that always happens. I think it can constrict people's lives, especially if they don't push beyond it.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsPersonsHappensLossWoundsBetter Person Author:Leni Zumas
“Part of being a writer is feeling that constant dissatisfaction, thinking about what else you could do, and also knowing when it's time to leave a project.” ThinkingFeelingsKnowingProjectsConstantDissatisfactionTime To Leave Author:Leni Zumas
“When I watch students make particular decisions about language, structure, and form, it sharpens my own thinking and my own development as a writer.” ThinkingFormLanguageMy OwnDecisionWatchesStudentsParticularDevelopmentStructure Author:Leni Zumas
“I have what I came to find in my research is a mild form of synesthesia, though I never would have labeled it as such. It's how I think about numbers and letters. They all have inherent genders.” ThinkingFormNumbersResearchLettersGenderInherent Author:Leni Zumas
“It just fascinates me, those private mechanisms that we use to make sense of the world - whether they have to do with the five senses or not. I think literature is one of the only kinds of art that truly lets us into that.” ThinkingWorldKindArtUseLiteratureFiveSensesMake SenseMechanismFive Senses Author:Leni Zumas
