It is a great paradox and a great injustice that writers write because we fear death and want to leave something indestructible in our wake and, at the same time, are drawn to all the things that kill: whiskey and… — Ariel Gore Copy Share Image
“When we strike a balance between the challenge of an activity and our skill at performing it, when the rhythm of the work itself… — Ariel Gore Copy Share
When you study postpartum depression, there is a very clear understanding that in communities where you see more support, there is less depression. — Ariel Gore Copy Share
I don't know if my mother was a narcissist - or bi-polar or borderline. Those were words she tossed around over the years. — Ariel Gore Copy Share
Conventional wisdom tells us we'll only be happier after a divorce if the marriage itself was a war zone. — Ariel Gore Copy Share
My own habit had always been to write about the things that ticked me off in a given day. If I kept a journal… — Ariel Gore Copy Share
I think there are different kinds of happiness. We know when we're happy a lot of the time, but then there are those moments… — Ariel Gore Copy Share
Some caregivers want to reciprocate the care they themselves received as children. — Ariel Gore Copy Share
“Poet' had always sounded like a profession to me, or a talent. But the dead American [Muriel Rukeyser, The Life of Poetry] made it… — Ariel Gore Copy Share
In my experience, staying in a marriage that my ex and I both agreed had all its best moments behind it was epically depressing. — Ariel Gore Copy Share
I always do like seeing other people dance in their cars. It's one of the things that makes me happy. — Ariel Gore Copy Share
Maybe it goes without saying that if you want to become a famous writer before you’re dead, you’ll have to write something. But the… — Ariel Gore Copy Share
New Agers have always told us that we create our own realities. Mind over matter. — Ariel Gore Copy Share
