“Hazel sometimes had a fantasy daydream at school where the teacher walked into the classroom and yelled, ISN’T EVERYTHING HORRIBLE? DOESN’T THE PAIN OF THE WORLD OUTWEIGH THE JOY BY TRILLIONS? WOULD YOU LIKE TO PUSH ALL OF THE DESKS… — Alissa Nutting Copy Share Image
I really want readers to put themselves into the shoes of each character. So the opening lines are an orienting technique: this is where… — Alissa Nutting Copy Share Image
If you're a beautiful Caucasian woman, and you commit a heinous crime, it's like people don't want to acknowledge the reality of your actions. — Alissa Nutting Copy Share Image
Luckily I'm on prescription drugs that prevent me from worrying about anything too much. — Alissa Nutting Copy Share Image
My poor family. I try to protect them from my work. My parents are very religious, and my brother and sister are very normal.… — Alissa Nutting Copy Share Image
“She often pictured her sadness as an IV cart she had to wheel everywhere she went, its bag dripping a heavy fluid that was… — Alissa Nutting Copy Share Image
“I smiled as our hands pressed against one another in midair, as though we were pretending to touch through invisible glass. We managed a long stare before Jack finally blushed, retracting his hands. “How old are you, Jack Patrick?” “I turned fourteen this summer,” he said. I gave an impressed nod, indicating this was no small accomplishment. “Well you’re certainly… — Alissa Nutting Copy Share
It was just such a complete shock to turn on the news one day and see someone that you know, someone you have passed in the halls of your high school. It got me thinking, 'Well, what are some novels that are about female sexual psychopaths? I really didn't have many references for that, and I felt like that was… — Alissa Nutting Copy Share
“He seemed to understand that resolution didn’t need to have anything to do with truth, and to choose a sense of harmony over insight… — Alissa Nutting Copy Share Image
Las Vegas is incredible. Either you love it or you're a classy person with morals. I fall into the former category. It's definitely bled… — Alissa Nutting Copy Share Image
I'm a big people pleaser; I had a very awkward adolescence. Part of me is still that person who wants everyone to like me. — Alissa Nutting Copy Share Image
I think humor is like a shield that lets you get as close to the sad sad flame as possible - far closer, oftentimes, than drama. — Alissa Nutting Copy Share
“My attorney rubbed his hand across his mustache and the corners of his lips several times, as though the allegation was a piece of… — Alissa Nutting Copy Share Image
