I've found a bit of success in my career, and I'm very relieved by it, but the success that comes after a book is published is never as happy as the feeling of writing, of knowing you've written something good,… — Lauren Grodstein Copy Share Image
I write with the idea that nobody will care about what I've written; I publish with the idea that nobody will care either. Which is why every time somebody cares enough to read a novel of mine, or respond to… — Lauren Grodstein Copy Share Image
I wish I were better at straightforward description. I feel like I'm usually overdoing it or underdoing it, and it takes a lot of… — Lauren Grodstein Copy Share Image
“Your world is the world of coincidence, of meaninglessness. You choose the world that would have us as specks of dust, as mice in… — Lauren Grodstein Copy Share Image
“But who says you get to be ready? Who says you get to take someone's heart and eat it and then decide you don't… — Lauren Grodstein Copy Share Image
I'm inspired by people who are really deliberate and careful with their lives, and people who are kind. And of course I'm inspired by… — Lauren Grodstein Copy Share Image
I've found a bit of success in my career, and I'm very relieved by it, but the success that comes after a book is… — Lauren Grodstein Copy Share Image
I write with the idea that nobody will care about what I've written; I publish with the idea that nobody will care either. Which… — Lauren Grodstein Copy Share Image
“returned to his drunken mice, dreaming their placid, inebriated dreams. He reached in and scratched one on the nose; like a bum, or one… — Lauren Grodstein Copy Share Image
I like writing dialogue - I can hear my characters so clearly that writing dialogue often feels as much like transcribing something as it… — Lauren Grodstein Copy Share Image
A beloved student of mine told me she believed the earth was approximately 6,000 years old. She was smart, she was thoughtful, and she… — Lauren Grodstein Copy Share Image
I hate the word juicy in describing anything: lips, plots, oranges. But especially novels. It feels - icky. Reminds me of saliva. — Lauren Grodstein Copy Share Image
“Three months after Rachel was born, Lou admitted smuggling her into church. “It wasn’t my fault,” she said, after she’d confessed. “I was compelled.”… — Lauren Grodstein Copy Share Image
The worst thing that's ever happened to you is not the worst thing that's ever happened to anybody. — Lauren Grodstein Copy Share Image
