It is my conviction that secrets are more costly in the long run than honesty. Kathryn Harrison convictioncostlyhonesty Change image and share on social
I love any book that makes my family seem almost normal. Kathryn Harrison bookfamilylove Change image and share on social
I was raised by maternal grandparents who were born in 1890 and 1899, respectively. They were British subjects; George V was the cousin of the tsar. The Romanovs were very real in their household. Kathryn Harrison bearbritishcousin Change image and share on social
In terms of going back and forth between fiction and nonfiction - in which I'll include memoir, biography, and true crime - is that one relieves the other. Kathryn Harrison backbiographycrime Change image and share on social
I'm always sorry to finish a book, to let go of characters I love, people I've struggled to understand for years, people who evolve before me. Kathryn Harrison bookcharacterevolve 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 think in terms of the parents that I had, I sort of drew a bad hand, or bad karma; who knows? And I did have a family that was complicated, with some quite eccentric members. So there was a lot of grist there. Kathryn Harrison badcomplicatedraw share on social
I can't work out much about myself or what I see in the world around me unless I do it through writing. Kathryn Harrison workworldwrite 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'm not an investigative journalist; I don't track crime or police blotters. Kathryn Harrison blottercrimeinvestigative Change image and share on social
