Other than a short article I read in 2008 when the real story broke, I have not followed the Clark Rockefeller case, and 'Schroder' is not a novelization of that story. Amity Gaige articlebreakcase Change image and share on social
If you could literally 'rid' yourself of your problems by voicing them, I'd be all for it. But since that isn't so, why not reserve the spoken word for functional interactions and witticisms, if not declarations of love? Amity Gaige declarationfunctionalinteraction share on social
In the best writers, the outward-reaching interest in the 'found subject' leads back at a hairpin to some uncomfortable inner recognition that the writer has journeyed very far to see; he comes home half-dead. Amity Gaige backdeadfind share on social
As separate people, we are weak, but we could be a peaceful, powerful nation. Amity Gaige nationpeacefulpeople Change image and share on social
I think novels are profoundly autobiographical. If writers deny that, they are lying. Or if it's really true, then I think it's a mistake. Amity Gaige autobiographicaldenylie Change image and share on social
Self-esteem comes quietly, like the truth. Amity Gaige esteemquietlytruth Change image and share on social
It's dangerous to accept crisis as your baseline. It gets harder and harder to see the anti-crises that are so requisite to happiness: the quiet times, the crucial pauses - like those in a poem. Amity Gaige acceptantibaseline Change image and share on social
Parenthood is a psychic sweat lodge: enter into it only if you are ready to have your own secreted toxins running into your eyes. Few people are prepared for its power - women or men. Amity Gaige entereyelodge Change image and share on social
I was born on an even keel. Family lore says I never cried, even at birth. I felt at ease on earth, in the right place. And like many children, I took comfort in life's regularity: Every few days it rained, the school bus came and went, and my parents were rooted in their union. Amity Gaige bearbirthbus share on social
I loved Madeleine L'Engle as a child - 'A Wrinkle in Time.' Amity Gaige childenglelove Change image and share on social
