I love any book that makes my family seem almost normal. Kathryn Harrison bookfamilylove 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
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
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 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
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
When I was eleven, my mother gave me Robert K. Massie's 'Nicholas and Alexandra.' It was the first 'grownup' book I read, and I loved it. Kathryn Harrison alexandrabookeleven 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 admire cool renderings of hot topics. Kathryn Harrison admirecoolhot 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
