I'm very conscious of trying to make something epic out of something small and ordinary. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes conscious epic make
A perfect poem you can't pin down and say, 'This is exactly what it meant to me.' It's not a self-help manual. Alice McDermott manualmeanperfect Change image and share on social
I'm not usually drawn to memoir - many run the risk of self-aggrandizement or score-settling. Alice McDermott aggrandizementdrawmemoir Change image and share on social
Loss is inevitable - you have to be blind or naive to think otherwise. Alice McDermott blindinevitableloss Change image and share on social
What I wish is that people would look beyond the tribbles and see I've written some other books that I really would like people to notice. There's 'The Man Who Folded Himself,' there's 'The Martian Child,' which is about my son and the adoption. There's 'The War Against The Chtorr,' which is my magnum opus, my great epic story. David Gerrold adoptionbookchild share on social
I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way. Scarlett Johansson determinegirlhave Change image and share on social
The ego is nothing other than the focus of conscious attention. Alan Watts attentionconsciousego Change image and share on social