“We've got an acquisitive gene. We want and want, and there's no way around it.” — Allegra Goodman Evolution 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
“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
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
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 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
“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
“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
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
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
“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
Love your material. Nothing frightens the inner critic more than the writer who loves her work. The writer who is enamored of… — Allegra Goodman Book Copy Share Image
“She turned the next several pages and found a black-ink drawing on a slip of typing paper, a nude woman holding a… — Allegra Goodman Attraction 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“I prefer feeling insignificant," said Jess. "I don't believe that." "I didn't say worthless, I said insignificant, as in the grand scheme… — Allegra Goodman Emily-and-jess Copy Share Image
“At first she felt overwhelmed by the house, its airy symmetry its silence. Now she was accustomed to the place, but she… — Allegra Goodman Berkeley Copy Share Image
“The sisters' voices were almost identical, laughing mezzos tuned in childhood to the same pitch and timbre. To the ear, they were… — Allegra Goodman Brown hair Copy Share Image
“Yorick's Used and Rare Books had a small storefront on Channing but a deep interior shaded by tall bookcases crammed with history,… — Allegra Goodman Books Copy Share Image
“His fantasies were nurturing, not predatory. If he could have Jess, he would feed her. Laughable, antique, confusingly paternal, he longed to… — Allegra Goodman Bread and butter 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 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
“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
“You're a throwback." "To what?" Jess considered this. Hi-tech at work, Emily was paradoxically old-fashioned in her life. She didn't even own… — Allegra Goodman Book characters Copy Share Image
I do think some games are works of art, although their medium is visual rather than verbal. Both games and novels allow… — Allegra Goodman Art 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
“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
“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
“The wines were great, and better by the minute, even as the drinkers softened. Just as wines opened at the table, so… — Allegra Goodman Flavors Copy Share Image
“Who are you? She asked silently, as she laid away the collector's quotations, his drawings, his scraps of famous poetry: "Come live… — Allegra Goodman Cookbooks Copy Share Image
“Giddy with each other and the wine, they strolled outside through the Presidio, the old fort now housing restaurants and galleries. Jess… — Allegra Goodman Jess-and-george 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
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
