“Nobody thinks that there were never mechanical horses in the world. Everybody knows that there aren't really golems.” Quote by Emily Barton
“I think that novels are one of the best means that we have to communicate both with the past and with the future.” ThinkingMeanPastNovelCommunicate Author:Emily Barton
“A novel is a way to rethink and rewrite and re-envision the past, and also a way to speak to people who haven't been born yet about what we think about right now.” PeopleThinkingWayPastSpeakBornNovelHavensRight Now Author:Emily Barton
“Historical fiction is a collaboration between the time in which it's written and the time that it's writing about and the far future, when we don't know what people are going to think about yet.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWritingFictionWrittenHistoricalCollaborationHistorical Fiction Author:Emily Barton
“Teaching and writing, really, they support and nourish each other, and they foster good thinking. Because when you show up in the classroom, you may have on the mantle of authority, but in fact, you're just a writer helping other writers think through their problems. Your experience with the problems you've tried to solve comes into play in how you try to teach them to solve their problems.” ThinkingWritingTryingMayPlayFactsHelpingShowsProblemTeachSupportTeachingAuthoritySolveHelping OthersClassroomGood Thinking Author:Emily Barton
“The problems that other writers encounter are so fascinating to me as a writer and as a thinker about writing. I have found that many times, my students are experiencing problems that I myself have experienced in my work, but the solution is different because they're different people.” PeopleWritingDifferentProblemFoundStudentsSolutionsEncountersFascinatingThinkerDifferent Peoples Author:Emily Barton
“Trying to talk through and figure out new answers really helps me figure out more about what I'm doing - and what we're all doing.” TryingHelpingAnswersFiguresHelp Me Author:Emily Barton
“I tend to think of writing as a more collaborative project than I think some people do.” PeopleThinkingWritingProjects Author:Emily Barton
“I think about the collaboration between writers and readers, but I also think about the collaboration between all the writers in a generation or in a country or across time contributing to this massive project of documenting and reimagining our world.” ThinkingWorldCountryGenerationsReaderProjectsMassiveOur WorldCollaborationContributingReimagining Author:Emily Barton
“Teaching is enormously satisfying because I'm constantly learning more. Just constantly being exposed to new voices and new life experiences and new worldviews and new structural dilemmas and new characters - it's really exciting for me.” CharacterVoiceTeachingExcitingSatisfyingExposedLife ExperienceNew LifeWorldviewDilemmaLearning MoreConstantly Learning Author:Emily Barton
“As I continue to teach, I have more to offer my students, and as I continue to teach, I have more to learn from my students. I do know some writers who feel very drained when they leave the classroom, and for me this would be a sign that maybe it's time to take a break or refocus because I always leave the classroom even more excited than I was when I walked in.” KnowsFeelsWould BeTeachBreakStudentsOffersExcitedClassroomDrainedRefocus Author:Emily Barton