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
I like to read in my own house, in any of the rooms I always mean to paint or otherwise improve and never do. Every detail is so familiar to me that it makes almost no claim on my attention. Marilynne Robinson attentionclaimdetail 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
Writing nonfiction has been my most serious education, and for all those years it kept me from even glancing in the direction of despair. Marilynne Robinson despairdirectioneducation Change image and share on social
