The real problem with happiness is neither its pursuers nor their books; it's happiness itself. Happiness is like beauty: part of its glory lies in its transience. Amy Bloom beautybookglory Change image and share on social
We have our insides and our outsides, and I find the struggles between the two, as well as the occasions of harmony between the two, fascinating. Amy Bloom fascinatefindharmony Change image and share on social
The great pleasure for me in writing short stories is the fierce, elegant challenge. Amy Bloom challengeelegantfierce Change image and share on social
My family kept its history to itself. On the plus side, I didn't have to hear nightmarish stories about the Holocaust, the pogroms, terrible illnesses, painful deaths. My elderly parents never even spoke about their ailments. Amy Bloom ailmentdeathelderly share on social
For me, the short story is the depth of a novel, the breadth of a poem, and, as you come to the last few paragraphs, the experience of surprise. Amy Bloom breadthdepthexperience Change image and share on social
I assume as a writer that most of the time I'm going to fall down and fail. Amy Bloom assumefailfall Change image and share on social
My target audience is anyone who finds the world interesting and human behavior fascinating, terrible, inspiring, funny, and occasionally, mysterious. Amy Bloom audiencebehaviorfascinate Change image and share on social
My father would have been spectacularly ill-suited to working for an institution of any kind, and I suspect that, to a lesser degree, that's true of me, too. Amy Bloom degreefatherill Change image and share on social
I'm a grown woman. I can come up with plenty of things that I've done and said or didn't say or failed to do that remain with me as sources of embarrassment. Amy Bloom embarrassmentfailgrow Change image and share on social
As children, we think our mother has always been a mother, but it is just one of the roles you may have the opportunity to play. They don't define you as a human being. Amy Bloom childdefinehuman Change image and share on social
