“We've got an acquisitive gene. We want and want, and there's no way around it.” — Allegra Goodman Copy Share Image
“How sad, he thought, that desire found new objects but did not abate, that when it came to longing there was no… — Allegra Goodman Desire Copy Share Image
“Talent and intelligence, not to mention tireless hard work, got lab scientists through the door, but—this was the dirty secret—you needed luck.” — Allegra Goodman Intelligence Copy Share Image
Know your literary tradition, savor it, steal from it, but when you sit down to write, forget about worshiping greatness and fetishizing… — Allegra Goodman Forget Copy Share Image
“I have a dark sense of humor,' Fanny explained. 'What's that supposed to mean?' asked Honor. 'It means I'm funny once you… — Allegra Goodman Humor Copy Share Image
In novels like 'Kaaterskill Falls', I've been able to write sympathetically about religious people - and beyond that, I've been able to… — Allegra Goodman Belief Copy Share Image
Here's my theory: I think both fiction and role-playing games involve a narrative journey. When that journey never ends, it feeds an… — Allegra Goodman Book Copy Share Image
“She herself vacillated when it came to belief. She did not particularly believe in God. Or, rather, she didn't believe in a… — Allegra Goodman Agnostic Copy Share Image
“Though experience should be our guide . . . and we see mistakes are common at the age of twenty-three, it must… — Allegra Goodman Failure Copy Share Image
“Prophecy is a poetry of change, social, political, moral, spiritual. It was with the prophetic model in mind that Shelley wrote of… — Allegra Goodman Change Copy Share Image
“She had no idea how George delighted in her funny ways, or watched her through the window as she stood outside, finishing… — Allegra Goodman Attraction Copy Share Image
“He draws asparagus and cabbages, but he's obsessed with artichokes. He draws them more than any other vegetable. Why artichokes?" George drained… — Allegra Goodman Artichoke Copy Share Image
The new one actually reads, but only to pass judgment. This is the way kids learn today. Someone told them how you… — Allegra Goodman Accusation Copy Share Image
“In the kitchen, her family nibbled Helen’s lemon squares. Melanie urged brownies on the nurses. “Take these,” she told Lorraine. “We can’t… — Allegra Goodman Baking Copy Share Image
“Jeanne’s sisters thought nothing of themselves… Helen stayed up late in Brookline, baking. Lemon squares, and brownies, pecan bars, apple cake, sandy… — Allegra Goodman Baking Copy Share Image
“Leaving this changeling for George, she washed his ripe fruit, and bit and broke the skin. An intense tang, the underside of… — Allegra Goodman Ripe fruit Copy Share Image
“She knew she was overextended, but she couldn't help herself. Student, tree lover, citizen of the Earth, she was busier than ever… — Allegra Goodman Activist Copy Share Image
“I used to write poetry when I was younger," Jess said. She had kept a notebook by her bed, in case some… — Allegra Goodman George-friedman Copy Share Image
“Once he left the Haywood out for her with a page number on a scrap of paper, and she opened the book… — Allegra Goodman Books Copy Share Image
“There were three wedding cakes, curious and historical but tasty, each labeled with a calligraphed card: "Plumb Cake" with currants, nutmeg, mace,… — Allegra Goodman Cakes Copy Share Image
“When I first enjoyed this superb view, one glowing April day," Jess read aloud, "from the summit of the Pacheco Pass, the… — Allegra Goodman Entry Copy Share Image
“On the third day, she smelled the fruit as soon as she came in. She followed the scent to the kitchen, and… — Allegra Goodman Flowers Copy Share Image
“The woods are lovely, dark, and deep," Jess intoned as they took the path down from the parking lot. She had imagined… — Allegra Goodman Hegel Copy Share Image
“She was surprised because she was Emily, and she did not share Jonathan's frank assessment of coworkers as losers, whiners, bozos, sharks.… — Allegra Goodman Emily-bach Copy Share Image
“Jess gazed at the apples arranged in all their colors: russet, blushing pink, freckled gold. She cast her eyes over heaps of… — Allegra Goodman Apples Copy Share Image
“Everyone expected Emily to take care and take charge. It had always been this way. When her mother was sick, she'd filled… — Allegra Goodman Big sister Copy Share Image
“To make a tarte of strawberyes," wrote Margaret Parker in 1551, "take and strayne theym with the yolkes of four eggs, and… — Allegra Goodman Cookbooks Copy Share Image
“A peach, slightly unbalanced, so that it listed to one side, its hue the color of an early sunrise. Had George remembered… — Allegra Goodman George w Copy Share Image
“On breezy days when the wind was not too light and not too strong, Will and Pamela and the children flew their… — Allegra Goodman Blue sky Copy Share Image
“The roses bloomed, thousands of them in a floral amphitheater, blossoms shading from gold and coral at the top of the garden… — Allegra Goodman Colors Copy Share Image
For many American-Jewish writers, the dominant motifs have been cultural, secular, sometimes comic, often satirical. Writing about the religious component of Judaism,… — Allegra Goodman Comic Copy Share Image
I think poetry bridges text and image. Poetry is visual in its imagery - but it requires close attention to words themselves.… — Allegra Goodman Attention Copy Share Image
Women hate each other in science. You know why? Because the few that are around were trained by men. They survived by… — Allegra Goodman Badass Copy Share Image
I do not think novels are necessarily more worthwhile than games. A novel can be a trivial waste of time, and a… — Allegra Goodman Books Copy Share Image
“Jess herself had not eaten fowl or roast or even fish in years, but the books awakened memories of turkey and thick… — Allegra Goodman Books Copy Share Image
“People ask every day, "Why was I put on earth?" As if there is perhaps one reason. The truth is that there… — Allegra Goodman Every day Copy Share Image
“Orion was the one Emily knew well. He had been Emily's childhood friend when, for several summers, they attended CTY, the Center… — Allegra Goodman Childhood friend Copy Share Image
I suspect the popularity of young adults and dystopian novels has something to do with a desire for allegory and old-fashioned morality… — Allegra Goodman Allegory Copy Share Image
“Sandra turned to the page with the title "Toklas' Hashich Fudge." The original hashish brownies. 'Peppercorns, nutmeg, cinnamon, coriander, stone dates, dried… — Allegra Goodman Brownies Copy Share Image
