I felt like I could write about quiet, self-contained moments and also about those moments when the world rushes in again. — Jenny Offill Copy Share Image
I think part of what I like about being a fiction writer is that I can inhabit something that's beyond the limits… — Jenny Offill Copy Share Image
What I try to capture as a writer is the feeling of being alive, of being awake. — Jenny Offill Copy Share Image
One of the odd things about being a writer is that you never reach a point of certainty, a point of mastery… — Jenny Offill Copy Share Image
I had written a novel that was more of a classic linear novel, and I worked on it and worked on it… — Jenny Offill Copy Share Image
Oh, I collect facts and quotes when I can't write, and I can't write most of the time. I do a little… — Jenny Offill Copy Share Image
I have a slightly contrarian streak as a writer, and one of the things I was interested in was how distilled could… — Jenny Offill Copy Share Image
“Whenever the wife wants to do drugs, she thinks about Sartre. One bad trip and then a giant lobster followed him around for the… — Jenny Offill Copy Share Image
The Buddhists say there are 121 states of consciousness. Of these, only three involve misery or suffering. Most of us spend our time moving… — Jenny Offill Copy Share Image
My plan was to never get married. I was going to be an art monster instead, — Jenny Offill Copy Share Image
The reason to have a home is to keep certain people in and everyone else out. — Jenny Offill Copy Share Image
I like to write from midnight to dawn with great stores of candy and Red Bull laid in... I'm not sure why I have… — Jenny Offill Copy Share Image
“Survival in space is a challenging endeavor. As the history of modern warfare suggests, people have generally proven themselves unable to live and work… — Jenny Offill Copy Share Image
I can be bolder on the page, as a character. I can gnash my teeth, I can scream and yell, in a way that… — Jenny Offill Copy Share Image
