People who grow up with two or more languages understand that each can express certain aspects of reality better than the other. Siri Hustvedt aspectexpressgrow 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
If something's not working, it's wonderful to have a reader you can trust to say, 'Actually, you've gone off the deep end here'. Siri Hustvedt deependhave Change image and share on social
Every mental state is also physical. Siri Hustvedt mentalphysicalstate Change image and share on social
It is tempting to think of this form of insomnia, the inability to fall asleep, as a disease of agency and control: the inability to relinquish high self-reflexive consciousness for the vulnerable, ignorant regions of slumber in which we know not what we do. Siri Hustvedt agencyasleepconsciousness share on social
Every time I finish a book, I say to an imaginary god that I do not believe in, 'Please let me live to write another one.' Siri Hustvedt bookfinishgod 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
I have suffered from migraines since childhood and have long been curious about my own aching head, my dizziness, my divine lifting feelings, my sparklers and black holes, and my single visual hallucination of a little pink man and a pink ox on the floor of my bedroom. Siri Hustvedt achebedroomblack share on social
Writing isn't a job so much as a compulsion. I've been writing since I was very young because for some strange reason, I must write, and also because when I write, I feel more alive and closer to the world than when I'm not writing. Siri Hustvedt aliveclosecompulsion share on social
