I hadn't thought that I was generally a pack rat, but it turns out I am. Joan Didion generallypackrat Change image and share on social
I went on a book tour immediately after 9/11. I was due to leave the following Wednesday, so I just did. It was an amazing thing, because planes hadn't been flying very many days, and I got on this plane and went to San Francisco, and the minute that plane lifted above the clouds, I felt this incredible sense of lightness. Joan Didion amazebookcloud share on social
The minute you start putting words on paper you're eliminating possibilities. Joan Didion eliminateminutepaper Change image and share on social
The apparent ease of California life is an illusion, and those who believe the illusion real live here in only the most temporary way. Joan Didion apparentcaliforniaease Change image and share on social
I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear. Joan Didion fearfindmean Change image and share on social
The clothes chosen for me as a child had a strong element of the Pre-Raphaelite, muted greens and ivories, dusty rose, what seems in retrospect an eccentric amount of black. Joan Didion amountblackchild Change image and share on social
Americans are uneasy with their possessions, guilty about power, all of which is difficult for Europeans to perceive because they are themselves so truly materialistic, so versed in the uses of power. Joan Didion americandifficulteuropean Change image and share on social
There's a general impulse to distract the grieving person - as if you could. Joan Didion distractgeneralgrieve Change image and share on social
You aren't sure if you're making the right decision - about anything, ever. Joan Didion decisionmake Change image and share on social