Rasputin's daughter understands the revolution. She would have been an outsider, a spectator in the royal family and to the revolution. Kathryn Harrison daughterfamilyoutsider Change image and share on social
Because the kind of nonfiction I write has a plot, the events and transactions that make up a life, nonfiction offers me a break from plotting. Kathryn Harrison breakeventkind Change image and share on social
The power of 'Madame Bovary' stems from Flaubert's determination to render each object of his scrutiny exactly as it looks, or sounds or smells or feels or tastes. Kathryn Harrison bovarydeterminationfelt Change image and share on social
Shorter work - personal essays and book reviews - allow me to take a break from working on a book, which is good for the book and for its author. Kathryn Harrison authorbookbreak Change image and share on social
I don't care what people think about me. I care what people think about my work. As a young woman, I was so eager to please that I served others' happiness and even their values before my own. Kathryn Harrison careeagerhappiness Change image and share on social
Having grown up so familiar with creating a pleasing facade, I now end up compelled to reveal things inside and say, 'Okay, now you really see me. Do you still love me?' And then it's never enough; it always has to be total self-revelation. Kathryn Harrison compelcreateend share on social
I am perfectly capable of writing things about myself that one doesn't discuss in polite company, but I was raised by people who said you don't discuss politics, you don't discuss religion, and you certainly don't discuss people's sex lives. Kathryn Harrison capablecompanydiscuss share on social
Writing is how I stay sane. It's completely necessary. Kathryn Harrison completelysanestay Change image and share on social
I remember seeing my father only twice as a child for brief visits. As I grew up, I invented a father who was larger than life - stronger, smarter, more handsome, and even holier than other men. Kathryn Harrison childfathergrow Change image and share on social
One of the things I find exciting about Joan of Arc is how clearly the story of her life reveals the creation of myth, a process in which every one of us is involved - every one of us who tells stories and all those who listen, each informing the other. Kathryn Harrison arccreationexcit share on social
