Quote by Lauren Groff Download Open image ““If he were more commanding, he would not be a person people would leave.”” — Lauren Groff ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“But my best friend from college was silent for a long time. She, of all of my friends, had seen the parade of sad… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
You had to pick up a landline to make sure your best friend wore a matching outfit to school. I do remember people talking… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
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I see history as really cyclical in terms of the intense idealism, and the desire to create a better life outside of societal norms. — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
“He thinks of the rotten parachute they played with as kids in Arcadia: they hurtle through life aging unimaginably fast, but each grasps a… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
I love writing from enclosed spaces: you really learn about your characters when they have tight walls to push against. — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
“[Still apparent in him, the tiny boy, mewling in cold and hunger. It’s less delicious, this badness bred from survival.]” — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
Even still, we run. We have not reached our average of 57.92 years without knowing that you run through it, and it hurts and… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
I had a series of terrible jobs, whatever would allow me to write for four hours during the day. During that time I wrote… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
“The stories themselves aren't what moves him now...What moves him are the shadowy people behind the stories, the workers weary from their days, gathering… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
“Even still, we run. We have not reached our average of 57.92 years without knowing that you run through it, and it hurts worse,… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
