I've discovered that, in order for life to go on, you have to believe in necessary fantasies such as what you think is going to happen next week will actually happen, the people who are alive right now will be… — Decca Aitkenhead Copy Share Image
Trying to defend religion by invoking science is like claiming that three plus four equals ice cream. — Decca Aitkenhead Copy Share Image
I've discovered that, in order for life to go on, you have to believe in necessary fantasies such as what you think is going… — Decca Aitkenhead Copy Share Image
For most of my life I have known how to control my feelings. If you can control your feelings, you can pretty much control… — Decca Aitkenhead Copy Share Image
“Yes, it really knocked my confidence. I was really young when I went in, and I really wanted to please. I don’t think you… — Decca Aitkenhead Copy Share Image
One of the rather unedifying truths about grief is it does block out more or less everything. It has a solipsistic quality to it. — Decca Aitkenhead Copy Share Image
I flattered myself that I was rather empathetic, that I had rather good imaginative empathy. I've realized now that that was a complete self-delusion… — Decca Aitkenhead Copy Share Image
My hunch, for what it's worth, is that most of us probably find it much, much harder than we realize to really imagine what… — Decca Aitkenhead Copy Share Image
I can't stand family secrets. I think they're such a toxic thing and they always leak out. — Decca Aitkenhead Copy Share Image
I suppose if I didn't write for a living and it couldn't be published, I would have wanted to write anyway. I think there's… — Decca Aitkenhead Copy Share Image
