I like the way that psychological extremity can illuminate more 'normal' characters by forcing a comparison. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes character comparison extremity
I think maybe short stories operate in some of the same ways that poems do. They frame single or small moments and elevate those. They give you insight into more minor dramas maybe, dramas between smaller groups of people. Antonya Nelson dramaelevateframe share on social
I'm a little hesitant to make my characters sentimental or to risk having the work labeled sentimental. It's something that I resist as a reader, and I don't resist it in life. I'm not an unmoved person by any stretch, but I think I don't want, I guess, to indulge those kinds of things sometimes in fiction. I can't tell you why exactly. Antonya Nelson characterfictionguess share on social
The most enduring battle is between head and heart; what would be efficient and logical is nearly always trumped by what is messy and illogical. Antonya Nelson battleefficientendure Change image and share on social
I don't know why, but the older I get the more interested I get in my parents' marriage. And it's interesting to be married yourself, too, because there is an inevitable comparison. Jhumpa Lahiri comparisoninevitableinterest Change image and share on social
When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray. Ashley Wagner characterhelpkind Change image and share on social
Wherever I go, I just try to show normal life. If the work helps to dispel stereotypes, it's because I seek not to portray the extremities of a place, but the vast majority of people who are quite normal and are having normal life experiences. Brandon Stanton dispelexperienceextremity share on social