Childhood, after all, is not an ending, but rather a state full of potent curiosity. Rachel Cusk childhoodcuriosityend Change image and share on social
What compromises women - babies, domesticity, mediocrity - compromises writing even more. Rachel Cusk babycompromisedomesticity Change image and 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
In memoir, you have to be particularly careful not to alienate the reader by making the material seem too lived-in. It mustn't have too much of the smell of yourself, otherwise the reader will be unable to make it her own. Rachel Cusk alienatecarefullive share on social
I absolutely don't dislike children - I would choose their company over adult company any time. Rachel Cusk absolutelyadultchild Change image and 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
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
Leaving things behind and starting again is a way of coping with difficulties. I learnt very early in my life that I was able to leave a place and still remain myself. Rachel Cusk copedifficultyearly Change image and share on social
I have no sense of a model or predecessor when I write a memoir: For me, the form exists as a method of processing material that retains too many connections to life to be approached strictly and aesthetically. A memoir is a risk, a one-off, a bastard child. Rachel Cusk aestheticallyapproachbastard share on social