Three writers together would be a nightmare of obstreperous self-consciousness. Mary Gaitskill consciousnessnightmareobstreperous Change image and share on social
When looking out the window and watching the water becomes a drama, then literally everything is a drama. Mary Gaitskill dramaliterallywatch Change image and share on social
The two basic social identities were Normal and Greaser; although a few sophisticated girls wore peace signs, hippies didn't exist, and while a seminal punk band, Iggy and the Stooges, was playing in nearby Ann Arbor, punk didn't exist yet, either. Mary Gaitskill annarborband share on social
I had a strong conviction that there was something out there in the world that was wonderful. Mary Gaitskill convictionstrongwonderful Change image and share on social
It's scary to me to watch the world around us get less and less physical while in the imaginary world of pop culture, aggressive impulses and fear reactions are floridly, furiously stoked and indulged. Mary Gaitskill aggressiveculturefear share on social
I think once you write fiction, you put it out, and it can be interpreted in a variety of ways, some of which are going to be shocking to the writer. Mary Gaitskill fictioninterpretput Change image and share on social
Sometimes I decide I don't want to write because it isn't the thing for me to be doing right then, and I go do something else. Mary Gaitskill decidethingwrite Change image and share on social
Something like riding a horse - which I've recently started doing - requires courage, especially for me, as I started out being actually scared of horses. Mary Gaitskill couragehavehorse Change image and share on social
If anything is scary about my writing, it's that it's the product of a very particular vision and doesn't reference common speech that heavily. By 'common speech,' I don't mean language as much as an agreed-on way of seeing, or a shorthand. Mary Gaitskill agreecommonheavily share on social
I think it actually started in my late thirties. I started changing psychologically, and it was difficult to translate that into my writing. Mary Gaitskill changedifficultlate Change image and share on social
