Convention serves a purpose: It gives life meaning, and without it, one is in a constant existential crisis. If you don't have the imposition of family to remind you of what is at stake, something else will. Elizabeth Wurtzel constantconventioncrisis 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
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 used to feel that I spent too much of my time in my pajamas doing nothing, and I'd think 'in the time that I don't spend writing, I could raise a family of five.' In a lot of ways, being a writer is lonely and alienating. Elizabeth Wurtzel alienatefamilyfeel share on social
The truth is that I'd always wanted to go to law school. Elizabeth Wurtzel lawschooltruth 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
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
That's the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it's impossible to ever see the end. The fog is like a cage without a key. Elizabeth Wurtzel cagecompounddaily share on social
Because trying to see all sides, such an instinct is particularly Jewish. Elizabeth Wurtzel instinctjewishside Change image and share on social
