Body Quote by Eve Ensler
![“It [the memoir "In The Body of the World"] wrote me. I joke about it, but this book was so unusual. It just started to come out. I really feel like it came straight from my body. I think it was both an expression of what I had gone through, but also it just felt like everything had come together…” quote by Eve Ensler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7b7/eve-ensler-1402_body_it-the-memoir-in-the-body-of-the-world-w_1456030.jpg)
“It [the memoir "In The Body of the World"] wrote me. I joke about it, but this book was so unusual. It just started to come out. I really feel like it came straight from my body. I think it was both an expression of what I had gone through, but also it just felt like everything had come together in my body and it needed to tell that story.”
About This Quote
Source Book: In The Body of the World, memoir, 2015
The author feels the memoir emerged organically from personal experience, uniting body and story into a unified expression.
In simple terms: The book feels like a personal, bodily expression.
Key Takeaway
Trust your body’s narrative.
Themes
self‑expression
embodiment
storytelling
Mood
introspective
reflective
Type
personal
creative
When to use this quote
- writing therapy
- personal healing
- public speaking
- artistic projects
Key Concepts
autobiography
embodied cognition
creative catharsis
Questions to Reflect On
- How does bodily awareness shape your storytelling?
- What parts of your experience resist articulation?
A Different Perspective
The body’s story may be limited by external expectations or market pressures.
![“I've used the Phoenix Centrifuge to replicate what the body's going to go through on the flight up. I've also done some gravity tests with ZERO-G [a charter-flight service in Arlington, Va., that uses modified Boeing 727s to simulate weightlessness], which went great.” quote by Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/aa1/richard-branson-256_adventure_i-ve-used-the-phoenix-centrifuge-to-repl_903.jpg)
