Ottessa Moshfegh

I had to brainwash myself, like what I was doing was going to be really, really good, and then just accept whatever…

— Ottessa Moshfegh

The way that I see third person is it's actually first person. Writing for me is all voice work. Third person narrative…

— Ottessa Moshfegh

“I can imagine myself saying at the time that life itself was like a book borrowed from the library—something that did not…

— Ottessa Moshfegh

I don't think there's anything wrong with pity. Like if you saw a dog having just been hit by a car, you…

— Ottessa Moshfegh

You can't be a free spirit in a place that feels like it was built on lockdown.

— Ottessa Moshfegh

“I did crave attention, but I refused to humiliate myself by asking for it.”

— Ottessa Moshfegh

“Anyway, I don't trust those people who poke around sad people's minds and tell them how interesting it all is up there.…

— Ottessa Moshfegh