“Living in a rural town really compelled me to start tweeting so much. Mostly, my Twitter usage is fueled by loneliness. I can go days without talking to another human being unless it's my mother, especially when I'm not teaching or on break.” HumansI CanMotherHuman BeingsTalkingBreakTeachingLonelinessTownsCompelledUsage Author:Roxane Gay
“I love how I can see [on Twitter] some of the thoughts and ideas of my favorite cultural figures and still also chatter with my friends and family. It's a cocktail party with a fraction of the awkwardness of an actual cocktail party.” StillsI CanIdeasPartyFiguresMy FriendsMy FavoriteFamily And FriendsFractionsCocktailsChatterAwkwardnessCocktail PartiesThoughts And Ideas Author:Roxane Gay
“I love writing fiction because I can totally lose myself and I get to make up the rules of the world that I'm writing.” WorldWritingI CanLosesFictionBecause I CanWriting Fiction Author:Roxane Gay
“With my writing, I generally just pretend that no one's reading it. I allow myself that delusion so that I can write the things that I write.” WritingI CanReadingDelusion Author:Roxane Gay
“I can't please everyone. I am trying not to let the pressure consume me.” TryingI CanPleasePressure Author:Roxane Gay
