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
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
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
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
Whether writing fiction or nonfiction, I've never had the sense I was 'making up' a character. It feels more like watching people reveal themselves, ever more deeply, more intimately. Kathryn Harrison characterdeeplyfelt Change image and share on social
The Russian revolution is one of history's car wrecks. We do know the ending, but we continue to watch. It expresses aspects of human nature we find unacceptable. Kathryn Harrison aspectcarcontinue Change image and share on social
We know the seductive alchemy of art. To transform private anguish into a narrative of truth, if not beauty; to make sense where there was none; to bring order out of chaos - these are the promises art makes. Kathryn Harrison alchemyanguishart share on social
I admire writers who succeed at what I consider the first demand of art: that the artist vivisect himself without pity, without hesitation, determined to reveal whatever he might find. Kathryn Harrison admireartartist Change image and share on social
The least likely of military leaders, Joan of Arc changed the course of the Hundred Years' War and of history. Kathryn Harrison arcchangehistory Change image and share on social
