Perhaps it should be obvious: Adultery is a social threat that arouses raw anger and fear, which the bellicose then need to discharge rather than merely feel, traditionally on the philandering wife or the female home-wrecker. Mary Gaitskill adulteryangerarouse share on social
Writing requires an intense inner focus, and sometimes you need to express outward, physically or socially. Mary Gaitskill expressfocusintense Change image and share on social
Married, you're basically part of the herd, and that makes life easier in a lot of ways in terms of social support. But if you're not by nature a herd animal, you start to feel like you're passing. Mary Gaitskill animalbasicallyeasy Change image and share on social
The first person to blow up my fashion consciousness was a 14-year-old girl named Sandrine. She was the most beautiful human I had ever seen. Mary Gaitskill beautifulblowconsciousness Change image and share on social
I loved to read and would read anything that roused my interest, whether it was below my age level or above it, even if I could barely make sense of it. Mary Gaitskill agebarelyinterest Change image and share on social
Not being locked into one set of feelings, which you run the risk of mistaking for the truth, you have greater and more intense access to all feeling states, including those you would never choose to act out. Mary Gaitskill accessactchoose share on social
I think once you write fiction, you put it out, and it can be interpreted in a variety of ways, some of which are going to be shocking to the writer. Mary Gaitskill fictioninterpretput Change image and share on social
Stories mimic life like certain insects mimic leaves and twigs. Mary Gaitskill insectleaflife Change image and share on social
My first and strongest memories about perfume come from childhood, from my mother, and they are a complex blend of her private and public selves. Mary Gaitskill blendchildhoodcomplex Change image and share on social
I had really wanted adventure. At the time that I ran away, lots of kids ran away from home. It was something of a social phenomenon. Mary Gaitskill adventurehomekid Change image and share on social
