I've never really thought of writing books. I've never thought about stories as a part of a collection. Deborah Eisenberg bookcollectionhave Change image and share on social
I would say the reason that I've never written a novel is because I've never written a novel. Deborah Eisenberg havereasonwrite Change image and share on social
I find it endlessly interesting, endlessly funny, the fact that we're rather arbitrarily divided up into these discrete humans and that your physical self, your physical attributes, your moment of history and the place where you were born determine who you are as much as all that indefinable stuff that's inside of you. Deborah Eisenberg arbitrarilyattributebear share on social
Politics is a matter of human transaction. I consider absolutely everything political, because all fiction involves relationships between people, and relationships between people always include matters of power, of equity, of communication. Deborah Eisenberg absolutelycommunicationequity share on social
I had no thought of being a writer. I never wanted to do anything. I'm tremendously lazy. Deborah Eisenberg lazythinktremendously Change image and share on social
I find I often just fall into a stone-like sleep, right in the middle of the day, just sort of clonk. I can't work for extended periods when I'm beginning something. But if I'm at the end of something, I can work on for hours and hours and hours. Deborah Eisenberg beginclonkday share on social
I suppose I'm always looking for a sort of acuity of perception either in my characters or about my characters. Deborah Eisenberg acuitycharacterperception Change image and share on social