I knew how to write like an academic, so I knew how to write academic papers and essays and things. But the things that are great for an essay are unbearable in narrative writing. — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
I read a handful of memoirs to get a sense of what the genre meant. I needed to learn the fundamentals of the craft. I had never written a word of narrative. What is a tense shift, what is point… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
I have a theory that all abuse, no matter what kind of abuse it is, is foremost an assault on the mind. — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
I get up when I feel like getting up. That's the deal I've made with myself: I can stay in bed as long as… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
Anger can be a good thing. It's a mechanism that your brain uses to get you out of situations that are bad for you.… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
I felt like I needed to come to terms with the decision I'd made to let go of my family. What do you do… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
I think you can change your belief, but sometimes your behavior takes a lot longer. — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
I'm no longer religious, but the Bible fascinates me. Hardly anyone reads it anymore, but it's got everything: it's a book of poetry, it's… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
I didn't even have a birth certificate until I was 9 years old, which meant that, according to the state of Idaho and the… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
I had to be - I was in school for probably three or four years before I began taking courses in history and political… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
