The creativity of childhood was often surrendered amid feelings of unworthiness. So the idea that others are demanding to be given it back - to be 'taught' - is disturbing. Rachel Cusk amidbackchildhood Change image and share on social
Feminism remains something that needs to be explained to people. Rachel Cusk explainfeminismpeople Change image and share on social
I have absolutely no concept of work, except for university. But I like to talk to people a lot about their jobs. Rachel Cusk absolutelyconceptjob Change image and share on social
I'm waiting for the day when my children cease to find my domestic propriety reassuring and actually find it annoying. Rachel Cusk annoyceasechild Change image and share on social
How can there be so many mothers in the world but so little sense of what it might be to become one? Rachel Cusk mothersenseworld Change image and share on social
It seems to me that 'women's writing' by nature would not seek equivalence in the male world. It would be a writing that sought to express a distinction, not deny it. Rachel Cusk denydistinctionequivalence Change image and share on social
There are certain types of slightly hysterical human characters who, rather than creating, walk around with a sense of their own potential - it's as if they themselves were art objects. They feel as if their lives are written narratives, or pieces of music. Rachel Cusk artcharactercreate share on social
It is living, not thinking, as a feminist that has become the challenge. Rachel Cusk challengefeministlive Change image and share on social
Help is dangerous because it exists outside the human economy: the only payment for help is gratitude. Rachel Cusk dangerouseconomyexist Change image and share on social
Female hysteria is a subject I'm very fond of. I always try to bring it in somewhere. For me, it is the finest part of the line between comedy and tragedy. Rachel Cusk bringcomedyfemale Change image and share on social