I've always been interested in the tension between knowledge and mystery, between science and religion, and the various ways we cope with… — Chloe Benjamin Knowledge Copy Share Image
“Klara has always known she’s meant to be a bridge: between reality and illusion, the present and the past, this world and… — Chloe Benjamin Illusion Copy Share Image
“So, this is how it started: as a secret, a challenge, a fire escape they used to dodge the hulking mass of… — Chloe Benjamin Fire Copy Share Image
I did invent the idea of using lucid dreaming to treat sleep disorders, but I was influenced by many real-life researchers -… — Chloe Benjamin Dreams Copy Share Image
I think much of my own quest in life is to figure out how best to cope with my own uncertainties. — Chloe Benjamin Adventure Copy Share Image
I think readers either love or hate nonlinear storytelling, and it's true that it can be more difficult, both to write and… — Chloe Benjamin Books Copy Share Image
“In New York, he would live for them, but in San Francisco, he could live for himself. And though he does not… — Chloe Benjamin Life Copy Share Image
“Is there such a thing as too much pleasure? When Simon imagines the bathhouses, he thinks of a carnival of gluttony, an… — Chloe Benjamin Pleasure Copy Share Image
“He believes in bad choices; he believes in bad luck. And yet the memory of the woman on Hester Street is like… — Chloe Benjamin Bad choices Copy Share Image
“No vices?’ ‘No vices.’ ‘Except men,’ Simon says. A tree branch waves in front of the living room window, blocking the sun,… — Chloe Benjamin Living room Copy Share Image
My mom is Episcopalian; my dad is ancestrally Jewish but personally atheist. After their divorce, however, my dad married a Jewish spiritual… — Chloe Benjamin Atheist Copy Share Image
I've always been fascinated by dreams - they seem like such intriguing evidence of the brain's obsession with narrative as a form… — Chloe Benjamin Brain Copy Share Image
“Simon still feels high, remembering how it felt to dance with those beautiful, sculpted men, how it felt to be adored. For… — Chloe Benjamin Adored Copy Share Image
My favorite writer is Alice Munro. It's simply amazing how well she captures entire lifetimes in a single short story. — Chloe Benjamin Amazing Copy Share Image
None of us know what comes after death. All of us, to some extent, are probably mystified or maybe a little bit… — Chloe Benjamin Death Copy Share Image
“He wants their sexuality to be an equalizer; he wants to focus on the discrimination they face in common. But Simon can… — Chloe Benjamin Black Copy Share Image
I grew up in San Francisco, and I trained as a ballet dancer until college. — Chloe Benjamin Ballet Copy Share Image
I wish I'd had more fun in college. I spent a lot of time in my dorm room, reading or writing while… — Chloe Benjamin Fun Copy Share Image
We forget that most questions in this world - the ones that really matter - are impossible to answer completely. — Chloe Benjamin Forget Copy Share Image
“When Klara plucks a coin from inside someone's ear or turns a ball into a lemon, she hopes not to deceive but… — Chloe Benjamin Magic Copy Share Image
“You’re just like the rest of them,’ he says, ‘all the twinks and the art fags and the motherfucking bears. You guys,… — Chloe Benjamin Art Copy Share Image
Sometimes, we writers find the perfect research material. I can't overstate how how precious that feels - it's as though you're having… — Chloe Benjamin Conversation Copy Share Image
“So you’ve been through tragedy. No one’s denying it. But that is not the life you’re living now. The aura is stale.… — Chloe Benjamin Life Copy Share Image
