I don't claim to know what it means to say that we are made in the image of God, but I profoundly and instinctively believe it and all that it implies. Marilynne Robinson claimgodimage Change image and share on social
My brother told me I was going to be a poet. I had a good brother. He did a lot of good brotherly work. Marilynne Robinson brotherbrotherlygood Change image and share on social
I used to write on a big old couch, but I gave that away. I was wise enough to give it to my son, so if it turns out that the couch was essential to my work, at least the decision to be rid of it is not irreversible. Marilynne Robinson bigcouchdecision share on social
When I lecture, under almost all circumstances, I write a new lecture for the occasion. It helps me think. It helps me make demands of myself that I would not otherwise make. Marilynne Robinson circumstancedemandhelp Change image and share on social
I did go through graduate school and I like to do research, to create something that has a certain objective solidity. The same thing influences my fiction to some degree, because, you know, my fiction is often based on history that I've read. Marilynne Robinson basecreatedegree share on social
