For me, writing essays is very much about processing ideas and offering them up to the reader so that they are fully cooked. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes cook essay fully
Posting a brag, humble or otherwise, and then waiting for people to respond is the equivalent of having a conversation in which all you do is wait for your turn to speak. Meghan Daum bragconversationequivalent Change image and share on social
The reason it was so bruising when someone said I was from a rich family is that, like many of us, I'm deeply invested - probably overly so - in the myth of my own self-creation. I like to believe that I got where I am, such as it is, by working hard and charting my own course. Meghan Daum bruisechartcreation share on social
It may take a village to raise a child, but not every villager needs to be a mom or dad. Some of us just need to be who we are. Meghan Daum childdadmom Change image and share on social
Women ought to be fully guarded by law in all rights of property, labor, profession, etc.; but, roughly stated, the voting population ought to represent the fighting population. John Boyle O'Reilly fightfullyguard Change image and share on social
I cannot cook to save my life. I'm really frighteningly useless, when you get down to it. Nikki Cox cookfrighteninglylife Change image and share on social
I'll be writing essays long after I've stopped writing fiction. There is this unusually broad range in the non-fiction, but if you look at what I'm capable of as a novelist, I'm more limited. Geoff Dyer broadcapableessay Change image and share on social