I would like to never ever think about any political issues. Deborah Eisenberg issuepolitical Change image and share on social
For me, most writing consists of siphoning out useless pre-story matter, cutting and cutting and cutting, what seems to be endless rewriting, and what is entailed in all that is patience, and waiting, and false starts, and dead ends, and really, in a way, nerve. Deborah Eisenberg consistcutdead share on social
The first story I wrote was called 'Days,' and I have very little affection for it. Deborah Eisenberg affectioncallday Change image and share on social
It takes me a very, very long time to write a story, to write a piece of fiction, whatever you call the fiction that I write. I just go about it blindly, feeling my way towards what it has to be. Deborah Eisenberg blindlycallfelt Change image and share on social
I'm not used to interviews. People don't generally interview waitresses. Deborah Eisenberg generallyinterviewpeople Change image and share on social
I didn't want to write travelogues. Deborah Eisenberg traveloguewrite Change image and share on social
I like the eclipses, the synaptic jumps of short stories. The reader has to participate very actively in the experience. Deborah Eisenberg activelyeclipsisexperience Change image and share on social
I always need huge amounts of time to do anything. Deborah Eisenberg amounthugetime Change image and share on social
Fiction is a report from the interior. Deborah Eisenberg fictioninteriorreport Change image and share on social
I believe that people are what happened to their grandparents. Deborah Eisenberg grandparenthappenpeople Change image and share on social