Lauren Grodstein

I wish I were better at straightforward description. I feel like I'm usually overdoing it or underdoing it, and it takes a…

— Lauren Grodstein

“Your world is the world of coincidence, of meaninglessness. You choose the world that would have us as specks of dust, as…

— Lauren Grodstein

“But who says you get to be ready? Who says you get to take someone's heart and eat it and then decide…

— Lauren Grodstein

I'm inspired by people who are really deliberate and careful with their lives, and people who are kind. And of course I'm…

— Lauren Grodstein

I've found a bit of success in my career, and I'm very relieved by it, but the success that comes after a…

— Lauren Grodstein

I write with the idea that nobody will care about what I've written; I publish with the idea that nobody will care…

— Lauren Grodstein

“returned to his drunken mice, dreaming their placid, inebriated dreams. He reached in and scratched one on the nose; like a bum,…

— Lauren Grodstein

I like writing dialogue - I can hear my characters so clearly that writing dialogue often feels as much like transcribing something…

— Lauren Grodstein

A beloved student of mine told me she believed the earth was approximately 6,000 years old. She was smart, she was thoughtful,…

— Lauren Grodstein

“Life really does go on. That's what I've learned. It goes.”

— Lauren Grodstein

Some people need God and some people need science.

— Lauren Grodstein

I hate the word juicy in describing anything: lips, plots, oranges. But especially novels. It feels - icky. Reminds me of saliva.

— Lauren Grodstein

“Three months after Rachel was born, Lou admitted smuggling her into church. “It wasn’t my fault,” she said, after she’d confessed. “I…

— Lauren Grodstein

The worst thing that's ever happened to you is not the worst thing that's ever happened to anybody.

— Lauren Grodstein