If the moral good of fiction stems mainly from a habit of mind it inculcates in the reader, styles are neither good nor bad, and to describe some fictional enterprises as false is pointless. Mary Gordon baddescribeenterprise Change image and share on social
'Catholic writer' seems like you have an agenda of evangelization, as if you were somehow influenced in your choice of perspective by dogma or canon law. That has nothing to do with me. I don't have a lot in common with other 'Catholic' writers. Mary Gordon agendumcanoncatholic share on social
I think coldness is chic among writers, and particularly ironic coldness. What is absolutely not allowable is sadness. People will do anything rather than to acknowledge that they are sad. Mary Gordon absolutelyacknowledgeallowable Change image and share on social
Everything that turned out well for me seems like a fluke. I feel like, at any moment, I could lose everything and be working at Dunkin' Donuts. Mary Gordon donutdunkinfeel Change image and share on social
Waiting is the great vocation of the dispossessed. Mary Gordon dispossessgreatvocation Change image and share on social
I believe that if your primary motivation in life is to be moral, you don't become an artist. Mary Gordon artistlifemoral Change image and share on social
One should never be sexually involved with anyone one genuinely cares for. A sexual relationship guarantees a loss. Mary Gordon caregenuinelyguarantee Change image and share on social
I wasn't thinking about my pension plan until about two years ago. When I was in my twenties, the idea that you'd be thinking of taking a job based on its health-care policy was completely foreign. But these days young people are thinking about these things. Mary Gordon agobasecare share on social
I love dancing; I adore salsa dancing and wish I could be in a Broadway chorus. Mary Gordon adorebroadwaychorus Change image and share on social
We all of us deserve happiness or none of us does. Mary Gordon deservehappiness Change image and share on social
