I couldn't be Susan Sontag. I'm not very good with abstract thought. I always just take to the emotional core of me. Sally Mann abstractcoreemotional Change image and share on social
The fundamental thing about my personality is that I think I'm an imposter. Sally Mann fundamentalimposterpersonality Change image and share on social
I think the media is a fear-mongering operation. They love to rile their viewership up or to scare them. Sally Mann fearlovemedium Change image and share on social
I baked bread, hand-ground peanuts into butter, grew and froze vegetables, and, every morning, packed lunches so healthful that they had no takers in the grand swap-fest of the lunchroom. Sally Mann bakebreadbutter Change image and share on social
I'm the weird person who completely loved and devoured 'Middlemarch' but who has not finished far shorter and more readable books due to distraction or the fact that by some miracle I am sleeping through the night. Sally Mann bookcompletelydevour share on social
I'm not an ardent feminist - well, maybe I am an ardent feminist. I just roll my eyes at the way women are constantly used and how sensitive men are about photographs of themselves. Sally Mann ardentconstantlyeye Change image and share on social
I'm not a good photographer, not a good writer. I'm a pretty regular person whose insecurity is so pervasive that it makes me always feel vulnerable. Sally Mann feelgoodinsecurity Change image and share on social
Writing is much, much harder than taking pictures because you have to man-haul it all out of your insides. Sally Mann hardhaulinside Change image and share on social
The two sensibilities, the visual and the verbal, have always been linked for me - in fact, while reading a particularly evocative passage, I will imagine what the photograph I'd take of that scene would look like, even with burning and dodging notes. Maybe everyone does this. Sally Mann burndodgeevocative share on social
When we were on the farm, we were isolated, not just by geography but by the primitive living conditions: no electricity, no running water and, of course, no computer, no phone. Sally Mann computerconditionelectricity Change image and share on social
