I made a decision when I started writing 'All is Song' to take the compliments I had for 'The Wilderness' and try to be confident and not overwhelmed by it. Samantha Harvey complimentconfidentdecision Change image and share on social
We use the same possessive pronouns for everything, but do we own our lives or sisters or husbands in the same way we own our shoes? Do we own any of them at all? Samantha Harvey husbandlivepossessive Change image and share on social
I conceived 'All Is Song' as a modernised, loosely interpreted version of Socrates's life. Samantha Harvey conceiveinterpretlife Change image and share on social
Common perceptions of female friendships are morning coffees discussing children, bags, periods and agreeing about the misdemeanours of men... mild, soft, nurturing relationships. Samantha Harvey agreebagchild Change image and share on social
As the U.S., much of Europe, and the U.K. shift toward the political right, the rhetoric grows more insular, defensive, and protective. Samantha Harvey defensiveeuropegrow Change image and share on social
Socrates, after all, could be an intensely annoying man, all the time questioning passers-by until they became exasperated. Samantha Harvey annoyexasperateintensely Change image and share on social
Monologues are self-verifying and self-referencing, a world in their own right, one with its own internal logic that strengthens with reiteration. Samantha Harvey internallogicmonologue Change image and share on social
One of the most unsettling things about 'Monologue' is its long silences, in which the man sits alone, staring into the middle distance, without grip of his narrative, lost to the past. Samantha Harvey distancegriplong Change image and share on social
I'm just fascinated by the past. You know, both by the possibilities it holds and by the complete tyranny of it, the way it sort of keeps you in this stranglehold and makes you want things that you no longer have and you can never get back. Samantha Harvey backcompletefascinate share on social
When we fall in love, we feel that this person is ours and we are theirs by our mutual volition, and we know they could leave - we know that because they are free, and their freedom is part of the thrill. Samantha Harvey fallfeelfree share on social
