And I finished college because I thought how much it would upset my parents if I didn't. Harry Mathews collegefinishparent Change image and share on social
Music had been my first love among the arts, and I was fascinated by it, as I still am. Harry Mathews artfascinatelove Change image and share on social
I was immediately smitten with an attraction to this culture, not in the sense of high culture but of the basic way people behaved towards one another. Harry Mathews attractionbasicbehave Change image and share on social
What I said about John was that he liberated me from my anxieties about writing in a correct, acceptable way. Harry Mathews acceptableanxietycorrect Change image and share on social
I'd been brought up on the Upper East Side in a WASP society, which was death on crutches. Harry Mathews bringcrutchdeath Change image and share on social
I graduated in 1952 and went to Europe, with Niki and our first child Laura, who was then a year old. Harry Mathews childeuropegraduate Change image and share on social
My dream, I remember, when I went to boarding school, was to have a study all my own, a little nook someplace where nobody could get at me - nobody, like the football coach. Harry Mathews boardcoachdream Change image and share on social
Well, my relationship to America at the time I left was very limited. Harry Mathews americaleavelimit Change image and share on social
When Niki and I moved to Paris, there was also the challenge of Paris, an extremely daunting city. Harry Mathews challengecitydaunt Change image and share on social
It's true, I had an extremely delicious life, but that was my life at home, and perhaps because I was only a child, or for whatever reasons, I found the company of others, especially other boys, quite terrifying and upsetting. Harry Mathews boychildcompany share on social
