One area I have a huge amount of trouble in is writing about myself. I get a heavy, almost depressed feeling. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes amount area depress
But I always need to identify with a character to write about him or her - and by 'identify,' I mean see the world through that person's eyes and have a strong sense of the inner logic of their acts and decisions, wacky or wrongheaded though they might be. In that sense, I think there's some of me in all of them. Jennifer Egan actcharacterdecision share on social
I loved every minute of my childhood - sunbathing on the fire escape, digging for buried treasure in the back yard, pulling alewives out of the sand... Then it was all taken away from me. I came back every summer to visit my father until I was 18, but I was always the outsider. Jennifer Egan alewivebackbury share on social
Technology makes everyone feel old. A laptop is old after two years. Someone always has something newer. Everyone seems to feel obsolete now, even the young. Jennifer Egan feellaptopmake Change image and share on social
Most people don't know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas. Aaron Patzer areapeopleproblem Change image and share on social
I had siblings from South Asia, from East Asia, from depressed communities around America, and you know, we'd have long conversations. Ronan Farrow americaasiacommunity Change image and share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social