I am motivated to write because it is what I am meant to do. It is not a choice - it is what I am. I did not choose writing - it chose me. And I believe it is necessarily that way. Anyone doing this for some other reason should not be. Elizabeth Wurtzel choicechoosemean share on social
The men have piled up in my past, have fallen trenchantly through my life, like an avalanche that doesn't mean to kill but is going to bury me alive just the same. Elizabeth Wurtzel aliveavalanchebury Change image and share on social
Israel fights back, which is very much at odds with the Jewish instinct to discuss and deconstruct everything until action itself seems senseless. Elizabeth Wurtzel actionbackdeconstruct Change image and share on social
Because trying to see all sides, such an instinct is particularly Jewish. Elizabeth Wurtzel instinctjewishside Change image and share on social
I don't know what to do if I am not inspiring some sort of false fascination. Elizabeth Wurtzel falsefascinationinspire Change image and share on social
Judaism will be enmeshed in pride and shame for as long as it endures. But to endure as a country, Israel must shun both these tendencies. Elizabeth Wurtzel countryendureenmesh Change image and share on social
I have had the same friends since college, although as time has gone on, the daily nature of those relationships has changed, such that it is not daily at all. Elizabeth Wurtzel changecollegedaily Change image and share on social
It's like Samson and Delilah: watch your back, because trouble could be the person you're sleeping with. Elizabeth Wurtzel backdelilahperson Change image and share on social
I've calmed down. Looking back, I was engaged more in dramas than I was in relationships. I've spent a lot of my life being in it for the plot, and I don't do that anymore. I'm satisfied. I'm not competing with myself. I accomplished things I wanted to do, so everything I do now is because I want to, not because I'm trying to prove something. Elizabeth Wurtzel accomplishanymoreback share on social