Back in the 1980s, when I was a lowly editorial assistant by day and trying to be a novelist by night, no god reigned so supreme as the god of literary prose. Jean Hanff Korelitz 1980sassistantback Change image and share on social
The implication of AKC registration is that a dog who has it is better than a dog who hasn't. Jean Hanff Korelitz akcdogimplication Change image and share on social
I'm not in a position to tell anyone anything about how to live his or her life, but I think it's worth noting that no one can lie to us as effectively as we can lie to ourselves. We know exactly what to say! And I do think that women, even extremely smart women, can be very, very vulnerable to men. Jean Hanff Korelitz effectivelyextremelylie share on social
A successful birth is not a birth without drugs or monitors or surgery. A successful birth is when you're alive and the baby's alive. Jean Hanff Korelitz alivebabybirth Change image and share on social
You'd have to go all the way back to 1972 to find a version of me who didn't care about theater, who didn't read Playbill and watch the Tony Awards, or get why Bob Fosse's choreography was so groundbreaking that all you need to say is 'Fosse hands' and theater people know what you mean. Jean Hanff Korelitz awardbackbob share on social
Serious writers pretend they don't care about film adaptations of their work, but it's a colossal lie: We all care. Jean Hanff Korelitz adaptationcarecolossal Change image and share on social
When you get right down to it, there's something uniquely satisfying in being gripped by a great plot, in begrudging whatever real-world obligations might prevent you from finding out what happens next. Jean Hanff Korelitz begrudgefindgreat share on social