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Famous Siri Hustvedt Quotes
“The old story is true:Women have to be less emotional than men.”
“Every one of us is prone to implicit sexual prejudices, including women.”
“We lose ourselves in stories; that's the beauty of literary art.”
“Demonstration of mastery gives a feeling of power and that feeling of power is a good feeling.”
Source: What I Loved: A Novel
Source: The Sorrows of an American: A Novel
Source: The Blindfold
Source: The Blindfold
Source: The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves
Source: The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves
Source: The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves
Source: The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves
Source: The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves
Source: The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves
“Pain is always emotional. Fear and depression keep constant company with chronic hurting.”
Source: The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves
Source: The Sorrows of an American: A Novel
Source: The Summer Without Men
Source: The Summer Without Men: A Novel
“Reading is a private pursuit; one that takes place behind closed doors.”
Source: The Summer Without Men: A Novel
Source: The Summer Without Men: A Novel
Source: Living, Thinking, Looking: Essays
Source: Living, Thinking, Looking: Essays
Source: The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves
Source: The Sorrows of an American: A Novel
Source: The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves
Source: The Sorrows of an American: A Novel
“Libraries are sexual dream factories. The langour brings it on.”
“We chart delusions through collective agreement.”
Source: The Summer Without Men: A Novel
Source: The Summer Without Men: A Novel