I think a writer is a describer. She describes society and human nature as she sees it. She has to be both typical of that society and alone within it. Amity Gaige describedescriberhuman Change image and share on social
I think I have a very American desire and willingness to divulge everything. I would divulge more if I didn't know it wasn't smart. Amity Gaige americandesiredivulge Change image and share on social
Let's admit it; the only use for complaining is to make people laugh. Amity Gaige admitcomplainlaugh Change image and share on social
My personal writing philosophy is to try and write better every day. Amity Gaige daypersonalphilosophy Change image and share on social
I love writing letters. In order to write a novel in first person, I think I needed an addressee. Amity Gaige addresseeletterlove Change image and share on social
Reading while I'm writing ideally inspires my competitive side. When I read great writers, I want to be a better writer. Amity Gaige competitivegreatideally Change image and share on social
Nobody writes like Nabokov; nobody ever will. What I would give to write one sentence like Vladimir! Amity Gaige givenabokovsentence Change image and share on social
I wanted - and still want - to tell my mother's story. She fled Stalin's army in 1944, leaving Latvia, which was to be occupied by the Soviets for the next 50 years, and arrived to the U.S. when she was 11. Amity Gaige armyarriveflee share on social
I often heard Latvians compare Russia and America. Latvians find both countries and their leaders possessed of the same mysterious confidence. Amity Gaige americacompareconfidence Change image and share on social
Edan Lepucki sets her debut novel, 'California,' somewhere in the 2060s. The nearness of this era helps make her vision both more discomfiting and more credible. Amity Gaige 2060scaliforniacredible Change image and share on social