Fiction becomes a place where I face certain fears such as losing language or losing my children. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes child face fear
It's lonely to listen to the pleasure of others, not that I've made a habit of that kind of eavesdropping. There's joy and passion in the next room, in the next bed, but it's not yours. Ben Marcus bedeavesdrophabit Change image and share on social
I work a lot in the summers. My family goes to Maine, where we have a little house. My wife's a writer, too, and we can write for six hours a day and then play with the kids. Ben Marcus dayfamilyhour Change image and share on social
My first book, 'The Age of Wire and String,' came out in 1995, and it was hardly reviewed at all. Ben Marcus agebookreview Change image and share on social
Fear follows crime and is its punishment. Voltaire crimefearpunishment Change image and share on social
You make your first album, you make some money, and you feel like you still have to show face, like 'I still go to the projects.' I'm like, why? Your job is to inspire people from your neighborhood to get out. You grew up there. What makes you think it's so cool? Jay-Z albumcoolface share on social
As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short. Michael Morpurgo attentionchildremember Change image and share on social