It's a taboo that comes back over and over, to suggest that women can feel divided - that you can love your child and want to do everything for it, and at the same time want to put it away from you and reclaim something of yourself. Rachel Cusk backchilddivide share on social
The old world of England was picturesque and safe in a way that L.A. wasn't, but it was so amazingly socially cruel. I had never experienced that in America - never in school, nowhere. Rachel Cusk amazinglyamericacruel Change image and share on social
A creative writing workshop will contain students whose ambitions and abilities, whose conceptions of literature itself, are so diverse that what they have in common - the desire to write - could almost be considered meaningless. Rachel Cusk abilityambitioncommon share on social
I don't really believe in stories, only in the people who tell them. Rachel Cusk peoplestory Change image and share on social
Having your second child, in case you were wondering, is a lot harder than having your first, except for those people who find it easier. I'm afraid I don't have the latest figures to confirm this. Rachel Cusk afraidcasechild Change image and share on social
I have some pretty forceful ideas about the world - obviously I do. But I suppose I can only really speak about them from within the protection of a literary form. Rachel Cusk forcefulformidea Change image and share on social
I don't go to church any more, but I think that Catholicism is rather like the brand they use on cattle: I feel so formed in that Catholic mould that I don't think I could adopt any other form of spirituality. I still get feelings of consolation about churches. Rachel Cusk adoptbrandcatholic share on social
An eating disorder epidemic suggests that love and disgust are being jointly marketed, as it were; that wherever the proposition might first have come from, the unacceptability of the female body has been disseminated culturally. Rachel Cusk bodyculturallydisgust share on social
There is always shame in the creation of an object for the public gaze. Rachel Cusk creationgazeobject Change image and 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
