“I studied art history and philosophy and took economics and political science classes. I just took whatever I wanted and I didn't worry about grades and I read and learned a lot, and I didn't have much of a social life, so it was deeply absorbing.” ArtPhilosophyWantedPoliticalSocialClassWorryEconomicsGradesPolitical ScienceSocial LifeAbsorbingArt HistoryScience Class Author:Sheila Heti
“I've always had individual friends, but I didn't find the people I wanted to learn from as an adult until my midtwenties.” PeopleWantedIndividualAdults Author:Sheila Heti
“There's so much writing I could have done and so many ideas that I had and so many things I wanted to work on that I didn't. I like too much having things in my head rather than doing the work.” WritingIdeasDoneWantedToo Much Author:Sheila Heti
“It has long been known to me that certain objects want you as much as you want them. These are the ones that become important, the objects that you hold dear. The others fade from your life entirely. You wanted them, but they did not want you in return.” WantLongImportantWantedCertainKnownObjectsReturnDearFades Book:How Should a Person Be?: A Novel from Life Source: How Should a Person Be?: A Novel from Life
“Somehow I had turned myself into the worst thing in the world: I was just another man who wanted to teach me something!” MenWorldWantedTeachWorstWorst ThingsAnother Man Author:Sheila Heti
