The process of being a writer is much more interior than being a scientist, because science is so reactionary. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes interior process reactionary
Misanthropy is born, I think, out of an almost oppressive sense of loneliness, a conviction that there's no one on earth who understands you. I don't think misanthropes hate people: They hate that people hate them. Hanya Yanagihara bearconvictionearth share on social
In a basic sense, 'A Little Life' is a homage to how my friends and I live our lives. I wanted to push past the definitions of how we typically define friendship. It's a different version of adulthood, but it's no less important and no less legitimate than anyone else's. Hanya Yanagihara adulthoodbasicdefine share on social
I think fiction writers should work. If you have a job and are not living off advances or grants, you never have to make concessions in your writing, ever. Hanya Yanagihara advanceconcessionfiction Change image and share on social
It didn't take long for the world to realize that the Shah was an enlightened liberal next to the bloody reactionary regime that followed, and which executed more people in three months than the Shah had done in 30 years. Alexander Haig bloodyenlightenexecute share on social
Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process. Bruce Babbitt agoamericancongratulate Change image and share on social
I really like Jeff Lewis and 'Flipping Out' and 'Interior Therapy.' I don't know why I'm obsessed with American real estate and renovation. Chris Lilley americanestateflip Change image and share on social