“It may be true too that I would not have encountered the most important books and art and ideas of my life had I not chased down a Ph.D. I've thought about that a lot....MAYBE I would have found the same books on my own, but I can't know for sure.” KnowsMayArtI CanImportantBookIdeasFoundMy OwnBeing True Author:Lidia Yuknavitch
“Too, some of my teachers helped me to navigate those books, showed me the maps and paths and secret decoder rings - people like Linda Kintz and Forest Pyle and Mary Wood and Diana Abu Jaber. They didn't treat me like a messy writer girl in combat boots who had infiltrated the smart people room. They treated me like I deserved to be there, potty mouth and all, they helped make a space for me to rage and ride my own intellect. That's why I'm saying their names out loud.” PeopleBookGirlNamesMy OwnSpaceRoomsSecretPathTeacherSmartMouthsTreatsWoodsIntellectRageRingsForestsTreatedLoudMapsCombatBootsMaryMessyNavigateSmart PeopleDianaPottyCombat BootsPotty Mouth Author:Lidia Yuknavitch
“I might think that equality has been achieved, there is no power relation going on in terms of class, race, or gender, I might just want to drink my latte and buy pretty shoes and write books about girls who marry, die, or go insane, then go get my nails done.” ThinkingWantWritingHas BeensBookDoneMightDiesGirlTermRaceClassDrinkRelationShoesGenderInsaneNailsLattesNails Done Author:Lidia Yuknavitch
“In water, like in books—you can leave your life.” BookWater Book:The Chronology of Water: A Memoir Source: The Chronology of Water: A Memoir
“Books, like all art, breed in us desire. In times of crisis and fear and misrepresentation we need desire, or else we shut down and hide out in our houses, succumbing to infotainment and the ease of an available latte, turning off our brains and emotions. Books breed desire.” NeedsArtBookDesireHouseEmotionBrainDown AndCrisisAvailableEaseTimes Of CrisisMisrepresentationLattesSuccumbing Author:Lidia Yuknavitch
