I'm a simple cook, and there's a lot I don't eat. But food is important. It translates so easily into pleasure. Mona Simpson cookeasilyeat Change image and share on social
I've never felt powerful enough to write a true political novel, or deeply knowledgeable enough to draw a character like, say, Tolstoy's Prince Kutuzov. Mona Simpson characterdeeplydraw Change image and share on social
The transparency men have enjoyed for generations, about their ability to frankly work while also reveling in fatherhood, is still complicated for women. Which is not to say that anyone can have everything. Mona Simpson abilitycomplicateenjoy share on social
'Casebook' is my attempt at a love story. I had a vision of a difficult love. Mona Simpson attemptcasebookdifficult Change image and share on social
I do have food in my books. Different people eat different ways. Mona Simpson bookeatfood Change image and share on social
I felt like any other American kid. I already worked at a steady job as an ice cream scooper, but I didn't feel less in any way than my more affluent friends from school. Mona Simpson affluentamericancream Change image and share on social
I'm a believer in using whatever works for fiction, but mostly, that's not life. Mona Simpson believerfictionlife Change image and share on social
Even more than we want good love for ourselves, we want it for our children, those vulnerable satellites of our hearts that we send, unsteady, into the world. Mona Simpson childgoodheart Change image and share on social
Writers collect stories of rituals: John Cheever putting on a jacket and tie to go down to the basement, where he kept a desk near the boiler room. Keats buttoning up his clean white shirt to write in, after work. Mona Simpson basementboilerbutton share on social
I left the Midwest when I was twelve years old, and I haven't lived in a small town since. Mona Simpson leavelivemidwest Change image and share on social
