I love the little garden in the back of my family's brownstone in Brooklyn. Digging out there in the dirt is a joy for me, although by the time August rolls around and my roses have black spot, I need the break winter provides. Siri Hustvedt augustbackblack share on social
There is a difference between using a made-up name and using real people as pseudonyms. People are not costumes you can wear. They are flesh and blood. Siri Hustvedt bloodcostumedifference Change image and share on social
I watched 'Holiday' in college, and that was when I had my first fantasy of being Katharine Hepburn, standing at the top of the staircase in a huge Hollywood mansion. Siri Hustvedt collegefantasyhepburn Change image and share on social
Intellectual curiosity about one's own illness is certainly born of a desire for mastery. If I couldn't cure myself, perhaps I could at least begin to understand myself. Siri Hustvedt bearbegincure Change image and share on social
When I was an impoverished graduate student, I would sometimes spend $20 or $30 on a T-shirt or accessory I didn't need or even particularly want. What I craved was the purchase, not the thing itself. Of course, a sense of not being deprived may fill an emotional void without ruinous consequences. Siri Hustvedt accessoryconsequencecrave share on social
I have a longstanding fascination with visual art. I do, in fact, draw as well, as I did in 'The Summer without Men.' I also write essays about visual art. Siri Hustvedt artdrawessay Change image and share on social
There is this assumption that much of what I write is about my life, and that simply is not true. Siri Hustvedt assumptionlifesimply Change image and share on social
Every time the DSM prepares for a new edition, there are countless groups lobbying to get their particular mental illness recognized by the diagnostic manual. Surely, this is a social and cultural phenomenon. Siri Hustvedt countlessculturaldiagnostic share on social
Neurobiological research has shown that in people with chronic PTSD, both stress hormone secretion and areas of the brain connected to memory function, such as the hippocampus, appear to be affected, although exactly how and why remains controversial. Siri Hustvedt affectareabrain share on social
With almost no exceptions, art by men is much more expensive than art by women. Even great women artists, like Louise Bourgeois and Lee Krasner, are only fully embraced very late in their career. Siri Hustvedt artartistbourgeois Change image and share on social