I started realising that the themes running through all of my novels were really haunting and obsessing me about my own life. Dani Shapiro hauntlifenovel Change image and share on social
As writers, it is our job not only to imagine, but to witness. Dani Shapiro imaginejobwitness Change image and share on social
I knew I wanted to be a writer before I knew that being a writer was possible. Dani Shapiro knowwantwriter Change image and share on social
If you write memoir, it can't be about blame or hurt; it has to be creative. Dani Shapiro blamecreativehurt Change image and share on social
Sometimes when I'm at my desk, I'll realize that I have contorted myself completely, and I haven't moved for hours, and that my legs have fallen asleep. I am elsewhere, not in my body, not in the room, not in my house. Dani Shapiro asleepbodycompletely share on social
My dad died when I was 23. His death was sudden and shocking - the result of a car crash - and I never got to say goodbye. Dani Shapiro carcrashdad Change image and share on social
The mind is a monkey, hopping around from thought to thought, image to image. Rarely do more than a few seconds go by in which the mind can remain single-pointed, empty. Dani Shapiro emptyhopimage Change image and share on social
I don't think it's possible to separate out the strands of a writer's history, circumstances, life events, and that writer's themes. Dani Shapiro circumstanceeventhistory Change image and share on social
When it comes to the personal essays I write, I just convince myself that no one will ever read them. Dani Shapiro convinceessaypersonal Change image and share on social
I am devoted to my husband and son. I am devoted to the practices and rituals that imbue our lives with a sense of meaning and purpose, that help me to live my days in the most emotionally and intellectually productive manner. I am devoted to the idea of devotion itself. Dani Shapiro daydevotedevotion share on social
