“For the first time, her singularity, the fact that she felt different from every person she knew, made sense to her, and she realized that no matter where she went in the world, she would have a point of view… — Marisa Silver Copy Share Image
Writing, for me, is always a dance between the critical part of my brain and the subconscious. — Marisa Silver Copy Share
“When Doris had died so long ago, it was weeks before Mary could think clearly and remember what she was supposed to do the… — Marisa Silver Copy Share
I guess I'm drawn to stories of people whose physicality puts them on the outside of things in order to explore the ways in… — Marisa Silver Copy Share
“Such arrogance. A right of youth, he supposes, a necessity. How else is it possible to face the terrifying void of your unformed self… — Marisa Silver Copy Share
But every age deserves its fashion and its forms, and no one can control what survives. — Marisa Silver Copy Share
I'm interested in endurance. People persist in the face of the most excruciating hardships. — Marisa Silver Copy Share
The story has to flow from an unstructured, felt place, but then I have to bring my analytical brain to bear on issues of… — Marisa Silver Copy Share
Things, very strange things, happen in folktales and there is never much attention given to the whys and wherefores. — Marisa Silver Copy Share
“What right did she have to take photographs of strangers? But she knew these faces…These people had been made to feel inadequate, abnormal. Their… — Marisa Silver Copy Share
“A picture doesn't bring someone to life. A picture is a death of the moment when the picture is taken. Whenever you look at… — Marisa Silver Copy Share
“For the first time, her singularity, the fact that she felt different from every person she knew, made sense to her, and she realized… — Marisa Silver Copy Share
“But sometimes you can spend a lot of sorrow trying to change things for the better, when what was first was best. Its only… — Marisa Silver Copy Share
Because answers are inert things that stop inquiry. They make you think you have finished looking. But you are never finished. There are always… — Marisa Silver Copy Share
