“Finding one's voice - or creating a narrative voice that has the power to carry your story - is the hardest part.” Quote by Danielle Trussoni
“A friend of mine has a big farm in the desert, and she picks up feathers and roadkill for me, then makes it into clothes. I think it's cool to wear roadkill. If I died and somebody wanted to wear my teeth around their neck to VMAs, I'd feel honored.” IfsThinkingFeelsBigsWantedMinesClothesPicksDiedTeethDesertNecksFarmsHonoredFeathers Author:Kesha
“I taught myself to write in order to understand who I was and so yes, writing was an act of self-actualization in the beginning.” WritingSelfOrderTaughtSelf ActualizationActualization Author:Danielle Trussoni
“If I'm not writing, I'm not fully living. It has become the essential element that defines who I am.” IfsWritingEssentialsElementsWho I Am Author:Danielle Trussoni
“We create an image of happiness and success and then we are beholden to it. We tell ourselves stories and sometimes these stories become so strong as to imprison us. Breaking free from our personal fortresses is a long, hard journey, but ultimately what allows one to grow.” LongSometimesHardStoriesStrongGrowsJourneyFortressesHappiness And SuccessBreaking FreeHard Journey Author:Danielle Trussoni
“That's l'amour: we willingly walk into the future blindfolded.” WalksAmourBlindfoldedL Amour Author:Danielle Trussoni
“Don't stay in a bad situation - whether it is a relationship or a job - out of fear of failure. It's not a failure to walk away and choose to be happy. It takes a lot of courage.” JobsWalksSituationFear Of FailureBad SituationsChoose To Be Happy Author:Danielle Trussoni
“I'm sure that growing up in the Midwest played a role in my chronic escapism. In fact, before I lived in France, I lived in Japan, England, and Bulgaria. I was determined to experience other places and cultures, particularly because I had the perception that I'd been cut off from these experiences as a child.” ChildrenFactsCultureRolesGrowing UpCuttingGrowingPerceptionEnglandDeterminedFranceJapanEscapismMidwestBulgaria Author:Danielle Trussoni
“Writing grew out of the pleasure of escape. My novels are very much outside of my personal experience. That is why I love writing fiction. It allows me to leave my existence and inhabit other lives.” WritingPleasureExistenceFictionNovelGrewPersonal ExperiencesWriting Fiction Author:Danielle Trussoni
“I live in New York now, and miss France quite a bit. Of course, the reality of living in a small village in the south of France was very different than the fantasy I had of living in France. Over the years I spent there, that fantasy was worn away and I found a more realistic version of France than the one I began with. I wouldn't say the spell ever goes away, but transforms. Now that I understand French culture more intimately, and speak fluent French, I have a different, more solid, relationship to the country.” YearsDifferentCountryRealityCultureCoursesFoundSpeakBitsFantasyMissingNew YorkSouthVersionsFranceVillageRealisticSpellsWornFluentSmall VillagesFrench Culture Author:Danielle Trussoni
“Maybe that is what marriage is: Two people creating a cult together.” PeopleTwoTogetherCreatingCult Author:Danielle Trussoni