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
Joan of Arc was born 600 years ago. Six centuries is a long time to continue to mark the birth of a girl who, according to her family and friends, knew little more than spinning and watching over her father's flocks. Kathryn Harrison agoarcbear 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 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 reread 'Nicholas and Alexandra' in my early twenties, and I never forgot the story. Kathryn Harrison alexandraearlyforget 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'll never have so compelling a figure within my embrace as Joan of Arc; there will never be a book whose last chapter is so very hard to get right. Kathryn Harrison arcbookchapter 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
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
