Cherish Quote by Heidi Julavits

There are some writers who are done when they finish a draft because they've thought it through beforehand. Whereas I'll finish a first draft…

— Heidi Julavits

I won't deny that I have a far more productive writing life without the Internet, mostly because I rekindle my ability to concentrate on…

— Heidi Julavits

“I take you for a girl who's eager to grow unstable at the first indication that things can come back to haunt a person,…

— Heidi Julavits

I'm at that age where I notice friends checking out my face and wondering, Has she been Botoxed? There's a new map there people…

— Heidi Julavits

If, at some future point, my face collapses around my eyes, I'd probably do something about it. My eyes are where I live, and…

— Heidi Julavits

I obviously read and adore traditional fiction. I teach traditional fiction; I also teach all kinds of not-so-traditional fiction.

— Heidi Julavits

I obviously read and adore traditional fiction. I teach traditional fiction, I also teach all kind of not-so-traditional fiction. And since I'm such a…

— Heidi Julavits

I wouldn't be myself if I weren't always trying to be someone else. I only have so much time on this earth and I…

— Heidi Julavits

If you agree with an outside person's interpretation of you, that's a happy bit of affirmation. It means you're communicating externally what you believe…

— Heidi Julavits

I have a daughter who, when younger, possessed no barrier between her emotional self and the outside world. Her emotional insides spilled out all…

— Heidi Julavits

I can't even tell you what else I imagined. I can only humiliate myself to such a degree; at a certain point it becomes…

— Heidi Julavits

It's fascinating to imagine two successful writers in one house. But when you think about it, it isn't very unusual. In fact, so many…

— Heidi Julavits