Sigmund Freud makes people irritable. Whenever someone mentions Freud, say, at a dinner party, I see eyes roll and listen to the nasty remarks that follow. Siri Hustvedt dinnereyefollow Change image and share on social
I have found that all of my memories seem to need a place and that a good part of what we think of as explicit memory has to do with location. Siri Hustvedt explicitfindgood Change image and share on social
I found myself fascinated by neuroscience, attended a monthly lecture on brain science at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute, and was invited to become a member of a discussion group devoted to a new field: neuropsychoanalysis. Siri Hustvedt attendbraindevote share on social
The relationship between the imagined and the real is more complicated than people imagine. Siri Hustvedt complicateimaginepeople Change image and share on social
That's one of the great lies of intimacy, to pretend you know everything - you cannot. No matter how close you've been, over however many years, there remain secrets. I think we all know that - that you don't tell everybody everything. Siri Hustvedt closegreathave share on social
In sleep, we leave behind the sensory stimulation of the outside world. Siri Hustvedt leavesensorysleep Change image and share on social
Writers are in control of editing processes - making a sentence better, cutting out a paragraph. But the initial outpouring has very little to do with conscious control or manipulation. Siri Hustvedt consciouscontrolcut Change image and share on social
I am convinced that during bouts of insomnia, I have sometimes slept without knowing it. Siri Hustvedt boutconvinceinsomnia Change image and share on social
Even in fiction, I feel rigorous honesty applies. It doesn't apply to facts; it applies to what I think of as not telling emotional lies, which is a funny business. Siri Hustvedt applybusinessemotional Change image and share on social
I saw Joseph Cornell's lyrical work for the first time at the Museum of Modern Art in the late seventies and have internalized many of his boxes. Siri Hustvedt artboxcornell Change image and share on social
