“A story is already over before we hear it. That is how the teller knows what it means.” — Joan Silber Copy Share Image
“If you saw through everything, it made it hard to figure out what to do with yourself.” — Joan Silber Copy Share
“So, in the end, we were hypocrites for kindness. Both of us. Standing with my bouquet of orange blossoms, I thought: I'm happy but… — Joan Silber Copy Share
“A story is entirely determined by what portion of time it chooses to narrate.” — Joan Silber Copy Share
“You don't know what you're going to be faithful to in this world, do you? It was true I didn't have what other people… — Joan Silber Copy Share
This is fictional time, where events play out and possibilities are exhausted, so that meaning can emerge. — Joan Silber Copy Share
“[S]torytelling, in ancient and modern practice, is always a contemplation of the experience of time passing. A story depends on things not standing still,… — Joan Silber Copy Share
“A story is already over before we hear it. That is how the teller knows what it means.” — Joan Silber Copy Share
