My childhood was as conventional as you could get. Lauren Groff childhoodconventional 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 seem to long for community and mistrust it in equal measure, and so I spend most of my days carefully constructing various communities in stories and seeing if they fly. Lauren Groff carefullycommunityconstruct Change image and share on social
Bigger stories are made out of longer acquaintance with fact and character, but I also love the tiny stories in which almost everything has to be inferred and imagined. Lauren Groff acquaintancebigcharacter Change image and 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
I love that he's both comic and tragic, and highly poetic but also just dirty at times. ... I love that within the world of Shakespeare's plays, the whole world is sort of encompassed in a certain way. Lauren Groff comicdirtyencompass 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
A lot of books about marriage are about marriages falling apart. Lauren Groff bookfalllot Change image and share on social
I have a feeling that books are a lot like people - they change as you age, so that some books that you hated in high school will strike you with the force of a revelation when you're older. Lauren Groff agebookchange Change image and share on social
