Music inspires me and puts me in the right mood, but to actually listen to it when I write - I find it gets in the way. Dani Shapiro findinspirelisten Change image and share on social
We secretly believe that if only we achieve some elusive goal - fitting into a pair of skinny jeans, or redoing our kitchen or getting that promotion - that it will make us happy. But the pain of our insecurity is hidden in all that racing around. Dani Shapiro achieveelusivefit share on social
With each book you write you have to learn how to write that book - so every time, you have to start all over again. Dani Shapiro booklearnstart Change image and share on social
I was raised in an observant Jewish household, so for me, Hebrew prayers - the sounds, the sunlight streaming in from the stained-glass windows of a synagogue - bring my father back to me as surely as if he were sitting next to me, my head pressed against his shoulder. Dani Shapiro backbringfather share on social
Strange - I'm not much of a film person. I love watching films, but they don't stay with me the way books do. Stranger still, because my husband is a screenwriter! Dani Shapiro bookfilmhusband Change image and share on social
I do whatever is necessary in order to maintain the equanimity we all need to withstand the disappointment and rejection that are the lot of every writer, no matter where we are in our careers. Dani Shapiro careerdisappointmentequanimity Change image and share on social
How do we live the writer's life? There's only one simple answer: 'we write.' Dani Shapiro answerlifelive Change image and share on social
Devotion, as it relates to the title of my memoir, means fidelity - as in fidelity to a person or a practice. I think it's certainly possible to feel devotion without having faith, at least in the religious sense of the word. Dani Shapiro devotionfaithfeel share on social
Success is so fleeting; even if you get a good book deal, or your book is a huge success, there's always the fear: 'What about the next one?' Dani Shapiro bookdealfear Change image and share on social
When we reach reflexively for something to dull an ache inside of us, in that very moment of reaching, we are hiding from our pain. We're storing it away. Tamping it down. Dani Shapiro achedullhide Change image and share on social
