There are books that a writer undertakes because she wants to go on a journey, and there are journeys a writer undertakes… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
I do keep a tiny little journal in which I write passages that I read and want to hold on to. This… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
It's not gender-specific, but I do think it's women who tend to start having that sort of little whispering voice of "I… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
The fact is that most husbands, regardless of religion - it's an old-fashioned gender divide where the husband wants to stay home… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I'm driving along in my car, and a song from my high-school years comes on the radio: Springsteen's 'Thunder Road.' Just… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
I don't want to lean back into the past, or forward into the future. I don't want to wish the present moment… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
I never troll for material. It simply presents itself, and is always unmistakable. This is why I want to roll my eyes… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
I don't want to lean back into the past, or forward into the future. I don't want to wish the present moment… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
“The writer’s life requires courage, patience, empathy, openness. It requires the ability to be alone with oneself. Gentle with oneself. To be disciplined, and… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
I never troll for material. It simply presents itself, and is always unmistakable. This is why I want to roll my eyes when people… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
I had never really felt settled in Brooklyn. I think it had to do with growing up in New Jersey and being someone who… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
When I near the end of a book, it feels as if the entire universe meets me more than halfway and supports me. The… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
Everything you need to know about life can be learned from a genuine and ongoing attempt to write — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
Everything changes. The more I try to hold on to the moment, the more it slips through my fingers. — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
There is no end to the promotion. There is no end to the possibilities. You can continue to promote a book for years, literally. — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
A writer with her work needs to be like a dog with a bone all the time. She needs to know where she's hidden… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
“Oh, child! Somewhere inside you, your future has already unfurled like one of those coiled-up party streamers, once shiny, shaken loose, floating gracefully for… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
I never feel so alive as when I'm writing and the work is going well. — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
