The woman who has her being in marriage and motherhood has become part of antithetical reality, revoking property from the woman who remains in a condition of intangible femininity. Rachel Cusk antitheticalconditionfemininity Change image and share on social
Parenthood, like death, is an event for which it is nearly impossible to be prepared. It brings you into a new relationship with the fact of your own existence, a relationship in which one may be rendered helpless. Rachel Cusk bringdeathevent share on social
I am a good and interested mother - which has surprised me. Rachel Cusk goodinterestmother Change image and share on social
A book is not an example of 'women's writing' simply because it is written by a woman. Writing may become 'women's writing' when it could not have been written by a man. Rachel Cusk bookmansimply Change image and share on social
We who were born were not witnesses to our birth: like death, it is something we are forever after trying to catch sight of. Rachel Cusk bearbirthcatch Change image and share on social
Christianity has kept itself going for centuries on hope alone, and has perpetrated all manner of naughtiness in the meantime. Rachel Cusk centurychristianityhope Change image and share on social
The 'good' mother, with her fixed smile, her rigidity, her goody-goody outlook, her obsession with unnecessary hygiene, is in fact a fool. It is the 'bad' mother, unafraid of a joke and a glass of wine, richly self-expressive, scornful of suburban values, who is, in reality, good. Rachel Cusk badexpressivefact share on social
Feminism remains something that needs to be explained to people. Rachel Cusk explainfeminismpeople Change image and share on social
