“I despise this ad, and the TV on which it plays with those flashing lights. I mourn the conversations murdered by their… — Kathleen Rooney Communication Copy Share Image
“If one were happy, then one might stay in with a book, say, and not go out hunting for fun” — Kathleen Rooney Book Copy Share Image
“But there was no way to know, and no way to go back. I could not revise. I had been who I… — Kathleen Rooney Remained Copy Share Image
In early drafts, one of the trickiest things for me to do was to realize that the techniques and devices that make… — Kathleen Rooney Compelling Copy Share Image
“All my life, I have taken satisfaction in finishing things in order that I may experience a sense of achievement, regardless of… — Kathleen Rooney Achievements Copy Share Image
Fiction is often a much-needed step back that gives you the distance to see things more clearly; it's very often better at… — Kathleen Rooney Distance Copy Share Image
“If there are to be rules, they must be articulable and defensible, like etiquette. I do not do anything simply because my… — Kathleen Rooney Class Copy Share Image
“When I first came to the city, a line of people often helped me discover an exciting premiere or a big sale;… — Kathleen Rooney People Helped Copy Share Image
“She is my friend...and thus our rapport has been unfraught and egalitarian, unburdened by guilt or disappointment.” — Kathleen Rooney Friend Copy Share Image
As a writer who writes poetry, nonfiction, and fiction, I think it's important to always maintain a firm grasp on genre and… — Kathleen Rooney Ethics Copy Share Image
“I do wear underwear under them. I am a lady, after all; plus I don’t want a yeast infection, and who cares… — Kathleen Rooney Underwear Copy Share Image
Not to give too big of a spoiler, but I never find myself thinking, for example, Oh, remember that crazy time I… — Kathleen Rooney Bigs Copy Share Image
The ingredients that make a good poem often differ from those that make a good essay and from those that make a… — Kathleen Rooney Essay Copy Share Image
“this, they’ve never felt that, they no longer feel anything, they don’t count anymore. I think it’s small-minded. I wish there were… — Kathleen Rooney Feel Copy Share Image
If a reader believes that everything in nonfiction or history is just objectively true, I don't really know what to tell them,… — Kathleen Rooney Believe Copy Share Image
