I'm attracted to how fraught the parent-child relationship is, swerving so easily between love and hostility, with almost no plausible way to end, unless someone dies. Ben Marcus attractchildeasily Change image and share on social
In certain strains of Judaism, there's a profound passion for the ineffable. Contemplation of God is meant to be forever elusive, because, you know, our tiny minds can't possibly comprehend Him. If we find ourselves comprehending Him, then we can be sure we're off track. Ben Marcus comprehendcontemplationelusive share on social
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
In some sense, prose fiction is just a way of unlocking a space. If I can unlock the space, it comes out and it's vivid, I find that I care about it, and it's part of me. Ben Marcus carefictionfind Change image and share on social
Judaism to me, as badly as I practiced it, what I've always loved about it was its total embrace of complexity, its admission of unknowability. Ben Marcus admissionbadlycomplexity Change image and share on social
I'm interested in the hope we invest in science, and the disappointment we can feel when science flattens, or 'explains,' the larger mysteries of religion. Ben Marcus disappointmentexplainfeel 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
Among other things, autoimmune disorders are an induction into a world of unstable information and no reliable expertise. Ben Marcus autoimmunedisorderexpertise Change image and share on social
The common, the quotidian, is so much more unyielding to me, really stubborn and hard to work with, and I like this because it makes me think and it makes me worry. I can't just plunge my hand into the meat of it. I need new approaches. Ben Marcus approachcommonhand 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
