Success has affected my self-definition in that I have more money. Writers pooh-pooh that idea, but it's a huge deal. Mary Karr affectdealdefinition Change image and share on social
Nobody sounds good writing about your divorce, let's face it. Mary Karr divorcefacegood Change image and share on social
It's completely through prayer that I came to believe in God. I just sensed a presence south of my neck. Mary Karr completelygodneck Change image and share on social
I think we fall in love and become adults and become citizens in a way by writing stories about ourselves. Mary Karr adultcitizenfall Change image and share on social
I don't think I look like the pope's favorite Catholic - at least not under close scrutiny. Mary Karr catholicclosefavorite Change image and share on social
I was a philosophy major as an undergraduate, and I'm just an arrogant little thing. It's hard for me to admit that I can't understand something, let alone not be in charge of it. Mary Karr admitarrogantcharge Change image and share on social
Both my parents were agnostic. My mother was kind of a Buddhist. She had some spiritual tendencies, but they were kind of flaky - New Agey, you know? Which is partly why I'm suspicious of that sort of thing. I'm skeptical of any spiritual practice that doesn't involve other people and doesn't involve some sort of consistent tradition. Mary Karr ageyagnosticbuddhist share on social
The failures of other genres to provide an emotional connection with some of their characters and narratives gives memoir a toehold. Mary Karr characterconnectionemotional Change image and share on social
Writing about prayer to a secular audience is tap-dancing on the radio. I want to say, 'Gee whiz, isn't this great,' and have everyone's head cocked like the RCA dog. Mary Karr audiencecockdance Change image and share on social
Poetry privileges music and is aesthetically more challenging. Prose privileges information and is emotionally more challenging. Mary Karr aestheticallychallengeemotionally Change image and share on social