“I think there's something about a writer's disposition, that is, even if unaware, always slightly in a witness state.” Quote by Dani Shapiro
“I've always felt like my nose is pressed to glass. I always feel a little bit like an outsider.” FeelsLittlesFeltBitsLittle BitGlassesNosesOutsiders Author:Dani Shapiro
“In my life as a wife and mother, I'm always conscious of my desire to be present.” MotherDesireWifeConsciousWives And Mothers Author:Dani Shapiro
“I never troll for material. It simply presents itself, and is always unmistakable. This is why I want to roll my eyes when people interrupt themselves in the middle of some story they're telling me to say, "You know you can't write about this."” PeopleKnowsWantWritingStoriesEyeMiddleMaterialsTroll Author:Dani Shapiro
“The first American word that I learned was cheeseburger. And the first sentence I learned was, "I'm sorry but we don't serve breakfast after 12 o'clock."” FirstsSorrySentencesClockBreakfastI'm SorryCheeseburger Author:Callan McAuliffe
“I don't go for girls who have beach blond hair, that stereotypical girl thing. But, you know, whatever comes around.” KnowsGirlHairBeachGirl Thing Author:Callan McAuliffe
“I suppose that when you're growing up, you're bound to reach an age when you feel buffeted by all the changes in your life, when either your mind begins outpacing your body or your body begins outpacing your mind and you're not quite in conversation with yourself anymore.” FeelsMindBodyAgeGrowing UpGrowingConversationBoundsYour Body Author:Kevin Brockmeier
“I had always been the kind of boy who was quick to laugh and quick to cry.” KindBoysLaughingCry Author:Kevin Brockmeier
“In seventh grade I gradually became aware that that quickness of feeling was something I was supposed to have outgrown. I was rather guileless, I think, or at least I was when it came to the people I cared about.” PeopleThinkingFeelingsGradesQuicknessSeventh Grade Author:Kevin Brockmeier