I was 11 years old and horse-obsessed. New York City was an unfortunate place for a girl like me to be growing up. Jean Hanff Korelitz citygirlgrow Change image and share on social
As a writer, I have this compulsion to take characters who appear formidable and bombard them with adversity until they crumble. What's interesting is watching them rise again, and seeing how they've changed and grown, if indeed they have. Jean Hanff Korelitz adversitybombardchange share on social
The first time I went to Helene Hanff's apartment at 305 East 72nd Street, it was 1977, and I was a 16-year-old girl who wanted to be a writer. Jean Hanff Korelitz 72ndapartmenteast Change image and share on social
The Thames could be thought of as England's longest archaeological site, and no fewer than 90,000 objects recovered from its foreshore are in the collection of the Museum of London, whose 30-year relationship with London mudlarks is both committed and highly regulated. Jean Hanff Korelitz 000archaeologicalcollection share on social
Most of all, I am struck by an irony central to the lot of a purebred dog: As it attains the hallmarks of its breed, it seems to simultaneously relinquish its basic dogginess, until it is less a dog than a Pomeranian, Collie or Bloodhound. Jean Hanff Korelitz attainbasicbloodhound share on social
To me, respect for human life begins with making it more difficult to obtain an inanimate object that is designed to snuff it out. Jean Hanff Korelitz begindesigndifficult Change image and share on social
I started thinking about what I've always been interested in: how people can't see things that are right in front of them. All you have to do is read the papers to see endless examples of smart people who can't see the nose on their faces. Jean Hanff Korelitz endlessexampleface share on social
Like many people, I have a fascination with lies and the people who tell them. I wouldn't say I've never told a lie, but I don't think I've ever told one without both assuming I would be found out and feeling absolutely rotten about it. Jean Hanff Korelitz absolutelyassumefascination share on social
A good story, a story resonant and remarkable, can be remade endlessly to tell new sides of itself for new generations of readers. Jean Hanff Korelitz endlesslygenerationgood Change image and share on social
Personally, I would love to see every gun on the planet disappear. Jean Hanff Korelitz disappeargunlove Change image and share on social
