For years, the place I really lived - the world I watched, the one I thought and wrote about - was 15th-century France. Kathryn Harrison 15thcenturyfrance Change image and share on social
I used to enjoy reading true crime, but I've discovered that I don't have the journalism nose for blood. Kathryn Harrison bloodcrimediscover Change image and share on social
A lot of writers dwell on their relationships with their mothers, but only a few are worth reading. Kathryn Harrison dwelllotmother Change image and share on social
I was the good girl who never needed disciplining, who made straight A's. I applied and was accepted to Stanford University. Kathryn Harrison acceptapplydiscipline Change image and share on social
It's hard for me not to have a great deal of compassion for the last Romanov family because, really, I don't know if a politically savvy ruler would have been able to make the situation turn out much differently. Kathryn Harrison compassiondealdifferently share on social
How many artists subscribe to the notion that creative success depends on input from the fickle muse or her modern avatar, mental illness? Probably very few. Kathryn Harrison artistavatarcreative Change image and share on social
I work in a small study on the top floor of a brownstone in Brooklyn - it's about 75 square feet, 11 taken up by book shelves along one wall. Kathryn Harrison bookbrooklynbrownstone Change image and share on social
Lives that are so conspicuous have a claustrophobic feeling. Once you're in charge of running a country, you're under scrutiny all the time. That's a trap. Kathryn Harrison chargeclaustrophobicconspicuous Change image and share on social
I have at last admitted that not only was I angry with my mother, but, in fact, I wanted to destroy her as a child. And I was so concerned to be a woman who was different from my mother that I had this vast architecture of rules. Kathryn Harrison admitangryarchitecture 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
