“When had she so internalized the feeling that if something wasn’t great she needed to bridge the gap between reality and idealism with her own manufactured enthusiasm? Her enthusiasm was like one of those faux snow machines at a ski… — 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… — Alissa Nutting Copy Share Image
It was just such a complete shock to turn on the news one day and see someone that you know, someone you have passed… — Alissa Nutting Copy Share Image
“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,… — Alissa Nutting Copy Share Image
“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
