Late afternoon on the West Coast ends with the sky doing all its brilliant stuff. Joan Didion afternoonbrilliantcoast Change image and share on social
I couldn't give away my husband's shoes. I could give away other things, but the shoes - I don't know what it was about the shoes, but a lot of people have mentioned to me that shoes took on more meaning than we generally think they do... their attachment to the ground, I don't know - but that did have a real resonance for me. Joan Didion attachmentgenerallygive share on social
Before I'd written movies, I never could do big set-piece scenes with a lot of different speakers - when you've got twelve people around a dinner table talking at cross purposes. I had always been impressed by other people's ability to do that. Joan Didion abilitybigcross share on social
Novels are like paintings, specifically watercolors. Every stroke you put down you have to go with. Of course you can rewrite, but the original strokes are still there in the texture of the thing. Joan Didion noveloriginalpainting Change image and share on social
We tell ourselves stories in order to live. Joan Didion liveorderstory Change image and share on social
I no longer want reminders of what was, what got broken, what got lost, what got wasted. Joan Didion breaklonglose Change image and share on social
Life changes fast. Life changes in the instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends. Joan Didion dinnerendfast Change image and share on social
Self-respect is a question of recognizing that anything worth having has a price. Joan Didion pricequestionrecognize Change image and share on social
I never think people are too careful with me. Joan Didion carefulpeople Change image and share on social