Small Fry: Sunday Time's Best Memoirs of the Year
What was amazing to Sam—and what became a theme of the games he would go on to make with Sadie—was how quickly the world could shift. How your sense of self could change depending on your location.
Gabrielle Zevin • Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel
As her daughters grew older, my mother was wary of intruding on our privacy. She believed in knocking on doors, not barging through them. She never forced conversations. When we talked, she listened to me carefully, her eyes returning to mine throughout our dialogue. When I was a teenager, she was especially careful, aware no doubt that I boiled wi
... See moreSiri Hustvedt • Mothers, Fathers, and Others: Essays
... See moreAnnie Dillard calls the writer’s life colorless to the point of sensory deprivation. That fits. But, as she also knows, there is another kind of color that can only be discovered three years down a writing hole. It is a subtle, nightly color; your eyes need time to adjust to the dark before you can see them. You wouldn't believe their beauty if I t
So much of the world is not made by people, and paying attention to that is important to me.”