My childhood was as conventional as you could get. Lauren Groff childhoodconventional Change image and share on social
Marriage seems to be predicated on protecting a very deep and intimate form of mystery. Lauren Groff deepformintimate Change image and share on social
There aren't very many good models of feminine rage - and the ones that we remember are ones where women take that anger internally and implode themselves in a real way, like Anna Karenina or Emma Bovary. Lauren Groff angerannabovary share on social
I write everything out in longhand in one fast go. And then I throw out the first few and start over again. By the end of the first draft, the whole thing's messy and disgusting and horrible, but you really understand the foundational stuff. Lauren Groff disgustdraftend share on social
The darkest period of my life, so far, arrived the summer I was pregnant with my eldest son. The future was growing in me with all of its terrifying unpredictability, and I found myself anxious, unable to work and woefully at sea. Lauren Groff anxiousarrivedark share on social
My childhood was as conventional as you could get. I think I probably created 'Arcadia' with a certain amount of wishful thinking. I would have loved to have more looseness and freedom and community. Lauren Groff amountarcadiachildhood Change image and share on social
At least in my case, a very simple, regular, happy life makes for better writing. Lauren Groff casehappylife Change image and share on social
Time is the currency - the highest valued currency we have now. And people giving you their time is so incredible. They don't have to like your book, either. That's a totally separate gift. Lauren Groff bookcurrencygift Change image and share on social
I once spent an entire night in a hotel in New York looking across the way into someone's apartment where nothing was happening but daily life, a phone call, television watching, staring into the fridge. Seeing how those strangers lived over that small distance and in absolute silence moved me deeply. Lauren Groff absoluteapartmentcall share on social