There are so many people who are so much better qualified to write about politics than I am. Curtis Sittenfeld peoplepoliticqualify Change image and share on social
In some ways I think it would be very dignified if I went away for twenty years and then wrote my fourth book. Curtis Sittenfeld bookdignifyfourth Change image and share on social
I just think that people are complicated, both men and women. It happens that I write more about women. Curtis Sittenfeld complicatemanpeople Change image and share on social
Well, I think that if you sincerely try to imagine what life is like for another person - not in a mocking way, not in a satirical way, but in a sincere, compassionate way - I don't think that's exploitive. Curtis Sittenfeld compassionateexploitiveimagine share on social
I do think I was trying to entertain the reader more than I was trying to purge myself. Curtis Sittenfeld entertainpurgereader Change image and share on social
You know, the point of a novel - or to me, the point of a novel, the gift of a novel is to go really deeply inside people's lives and inside their personal experiences. Curtis Sittenfeld deeplyexperiencegift Change image and share on social
I don't really have special rituals, but I don't try to write fiction unless I have a minimum of a few hours. For me, it takes a while to settle into a mode where I'm truly concentrating. Curtis Sittenfeld concentratefictionhour Change image and share on social
People who think my books are autobiographical, which they're not, credit me with having a much better memory than I do. I do, however, have a powerful imagination. Curtis Sittenfeld autobiographicalbookcredit Change image and share on social
I have this theory that the likeability question comes up so much more with female characters created by female authors than it does with male characters and male authors. Curtis Sittenfeld authorcharactercreate Change image and share on social
High school is very intense for everyone. But at a boarding school, because you're there 24 hours a day, everything gets magnified. Curtis Sittenfeld boarddayhigh Change image and share on social
