Novelists embody plural selves all the time. What are characters, after all, if not other selves? Siri Hustvedt characterembodynovelist Change image and share on social
Only time will tell in what ways Freud was prescient and in what ways he failed to understand how the mind functions. For example, no scientist and very few psychoanalysts still embrace Freud's death instinct. Siri Hustvedt deathembracefail share on social
My parents were gigantic influences on me. I had a deep hunger to impress my father, who was a professor and an intellectual. I wanted his approval. Siri Hustvedt approvaldeepfather Change image and share on social
I am married to a writer, and this - writing - is an odd enterprise. It's something we both support very strongly. Siri Hustvedt enterprisemarryodd Change image and share on social
None of us is immune to suggestion. We are social beings and live in a social world. Siri Hustvedt beingimmunelive Change image and share on social
If I have open time, and I'm in Manhattan, I'll just walk to wherever I'm going, even if I could get there faster on the subway. I just love walking the streets of New York. Siri Hustvedt fastlovemanhattan Change image and share on social
Scientists have a tendency to believe in absolutes, in studies and the repeating of them. Psychoanalysis is firmly based in subjective accounts. We need both. Siri Hustvedt absoluteaccountbase Change image and share on social
I've come to understand that migraine is a part of the personality. I have migraine troughs. These often follow high productivity. I have a hypo-manic phase, then I'll crash. Siri Hustvedt crashfollowhave Change image and share on social
When I taught writing classes to psychiatric patients, I met people whose stories of manic highs and immobilizing lows appeared to be textbook descriptions of classic bipolar disorder. I met other patients who had been diagnosed with myriad disorders. No doctor seemed to agree about what they actually suffered from. Siri Hustvedt agreeappearbipolar 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