All Dani Shapiro Quotes
- It is in the thousands of days of trying, failing, sitting, thinking, resisting, dreaming, raveling, unraveling that we are at our most engaged, alert, and… Alert
- Writing has been my window-flung wide open to this magnificent, chaotic existence-my way of interpreting everything within my grasp. Been
- I started realising that the themes running through all of my novels were really haunting and obsessing me about my own life. All
- If you write memoir, it can't be about blame or hurt; it has to be creative. Blame
- How do we live the writer's life? There's only one simple answer: 'we write.' Answer
- My parents made the decision never to focus on my looks, and I had no sense of myself as beautiful. Beautiful
- Devotion, as it relates to the title of my memoir, means fidelity - as in fidelity to a person or a practice. I think it's… Certainly Possible
- I'm an urban person who loves living in the country. Country
- Success is so fleeting; even if you get a good book deal, or your book is a huge success, there's always the fear: 'What about… Book
- My desk is covered with talismans: pieces of rose quartz, wishing stones from a favorite beach. Beach
- I do whatever is necessary in order to maintain the equanimity we all need to withstand the disappointment and rejection that are the lot of… All
- When I sit down with my notebook, when I start scribbling words across the page, I find out what I'm feeling. Across
- I do strongly identify with being Jewish. I was raised Orthodox and had a childhood complicated by the fact that my father was deeply religious… Childhood
- Music inspires me and puts me in the right mood, but to actually listen to it when I write - I find it gets in… Actually Listen
- Our pain is a part of who we authentically are. Authentically
- It's essential to have sacred time for writing. All successful authors have some daily commitment to keep on-track and moving forward. All
- As writers, it is our job not only to imagine, but to witness. Imagine
- Confidence is highly overrated when it comes to creating literature. A writer who is overly confident will not engage in the struggle to get it… Assume
- Our minds have a tendency to wander. To duck and feint and keep us at a slight remove from the moment at hand. Duck
- If I waited to be in the mood to write, I'd barely have a chapbook of material to my name. Who would ever be in… Act