Life Quote by Gerhard Amanshauser

“they filled her with the most astonishing sensation of synthesis-as though all the most disparate elements of her biography were at last knitting together.…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“Everyone whirled around her, entranced by the stories in which they recognized themselves, but in the stories they were also more than themselves and…

— Francesca Block

“They saw the world in different ways. For him, life was like a story that had answers, or a conclusion that made sense. For…

— David Bergen

“People wandered in for books and conversation. They brought their stories to her, some bound, and some known by heart. She recognized some of…

— Louise Penny

“She'd filled twelve notebooks and still she hadn't stopped. Indeed, the more she wrote, the louder the stories seemed to grow, swirling in her…

— Kate Morton

“She was a genius of sadness, immersing herself in it, separating its numerous strands, appreciating its subtle nuances.”

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“She found a deep sense of fitness in the fact that here, among people, they should be strangers; strangers and enemies. She thought, these…

— Ayn Rand

“At times she had thought that this was the only kind of connection you could have with people—intense, inexplicable and ultimately incomplete.”

— Mary Gaitskill

“She grew weary and took the hand of another. I couldn't write a single word for days, but then, I let the god complex…

— Abhijit Naskar

“She had been so fiercely alive. She had spoken honestly, and lived with an honesty that few could claim to match. She had made…

— Ann Napolitano

“It wasn’t just her words, it was her way of putting them together, the voice that seemed to gain power with each one, so…

— Megan Chance

“Most of all, she went out of her way to provide them with the kinds of experiences that would expand their understanding of what…

— Margot Lee Shetterly