The raw beauty of Natalia Ginzburg’s prose compels our gaze. First we look inward, with the shock of recognition inspired by all great writing, and then, inevitably, out at the shared world she evokes with such uncompromising clarity. — Hilma Wolitzer Copy Share Image
“Only reading, she knew, could distract her from her obsessive thoughts and restore her sense of peace.” — Hilma Wolitzer Copy Share Image
Writing fiction is a solitary occupation but not really a lonely one. The writer's head is mobbed with characters, images and language, making the creative process something like eavesdropping at a party for which you've had the fun of drawing up the guest list. Loneliness usually doesn't set in until the work is finished, and all the partygoers and their… — Hilma Wolitzer Copy Share
There must be a balance of honesty and charity in the workshop. Everyone must be aware of a fellow human being behind the work… — Hilma Wolitzer Copy Share Image
Writing fiction is a solitary occupation but not really a lonely one. The writer's head is mobbed with characters, images and language. — Hilma Wolitzer Copy Share Image
Jews, Germans, and Allies is an important historical document, especially in light of those revisionists who would impose a universal amnesia about the suffering and losses incurred during the Holocaust. The grim statistics that Ms. Grossmann presents in her carefully researched and well-organized book carry evidence of the terrible truth. But the testimony of the survivors she quotes contains the… — Hilma Wolitzer Copy Share
My adrenaline started pumping anytime I was within a hundred yards of a bookshop. I loved books nearly as much as I loved clothes.… — Hilma Wolitzer Copy Share Image
“Bee had been the glue that held them all together, then he was the Velcro. Not as secure, maybe, but there would be an… — Hilma Wolitzer Copy Share Image
“Only reading, she knew, could distract her from her obssessive thoughts and restore her sense of peace.” — Hilma Wolitzer Copy Share Image
The raw beauty of Natalia Ginzburg’s prose compels our gaze. First we look inward, with the shock of recognition inspired by all great writing,… — Hilma Wolitzer Copy Share Image
hardly anything in L.A. was close to anywhere else you wanted to go. — Hilma Wolitzer Copy Share Image
