“For the integrated human being there is no past: there is only the continual transformation of original experience.” HumansPastHuman BeingsTransformationOriginalsBeing ThereIntegrated Book:Essays in feminism Source: Essays in feminism
“You can't reduce an actual human being; you're just writing! You're not doing anything to another person.” WritingHumansPersonsHuman Beings Author:Vivian Gornick
“They may recognize themselves in what you're writing, and then they have to say, "Well, she doesn't see me as I see myself." All a writer has is her own experience, and that experience comes out of human relationships.” WritingHumansWellsMayHuman RelationsHuman Relationships Author:Vivian Gornick
“It seems that fiction no longer produces work that makes one feel the human condition deeply.” FeelsHumansSeemsFictionConditionsProduceHuman Condition Author:Vivian Gornick
“The older I grow, the more I realize how unfit we are for relationships. We are all such antagonists. It's part of the human condition to be deeply unfaithful to constancy. I do believe that.” BelieveHumansGrowsRealizingConditionsHuman ConditionConstancyUnfaithfulAntagonist Author:Vivian Gornick
“Adorable in her not-very-bright submissiveness, charming in her childlike delight in shiny floors, even forgivable in her spiteful competition for the whitest, brightest wash, Madison Avenue's girl-next door is all the American male could wish for: unless, by some miscarriage, he should fancy human companionship.” LoveShouldHumansGirlNextWishDoorsCompetitionMalesDelightFancyCharmingCompanionshipAvenuesChildlikeAdorableMadisonMiscarriageSpitefulMadison Avenue Author:Vivian Gornick
