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
I'd been writing poems for many years, but most of them I didn't like. Then, when I was 23, I wrote one I did like, sent it to 'The Paris Review' - the highest publication I could think of - and they accepted it. No other moment in my literary life has quite come close to that. Siri Hustvedt acceptclosehigh share on social
Ego, id, and superego are terms familiar to all, but for many years, Freud's psychoanalytic theory has thrived in English departments around the country as a tool for interpreting literary texts but has rarely, if ever, been discussed in science departments. Siri Hustvedt countrydepartmentdiscuss share on social
The future is, of course, imaginary - an unreal place that I create from my expectations, which are made from my remembered experiences, especially repeated experiences. Siri Hustvedt createexpectationexperience Change image and share on social
Hysteria is something that I've been interested for a very long time. I thought I might have it, but it seems that it's unlikely. Siri Hustvedt havehysteriainterest Change image and share on social
Rage has such focus. It can't go on forever, but it's invigorating. Siri Hustvedt focusforeverinvigorate Change image and share on social
It's not as if I've been unlucky. My books have been published and reviewed. I haven't lived through terrible literary suffering! Siri Hustvedt bookhaveliterary Change image and share on social
I bought myself a rubber brain, familiarized myself with its many parts, listened intently, and read more. In fact, I read obsessively, as my husband has told me repeatedly. He has even suggested that my rapacious reading resembles an addiction. Siri Hustvedt addictionbrainbuy 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
