I eventually made the reunion with my father that I'd used as a default daydream throughout my childhood, but by then, we'd both outgrown the only relationship we could have had to each other. I was over 30 by the time I met him again and no longer needed a father. Mona Simpson childhooddaydreamdefault share on social
'Casebook' is my attempt at a love story. I had a vision of a difficult love. Mona Simpson attemptcasebookdifficult Change image and share on social
I do have food in my books. Different people eat different ways. Mona Simpson bookeatfood Change image and share on social
I grew up as an only child with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, I imagined he looked like Omar Sharif. Mona Simpson childemigratefather Change image and share on social
I'm a believer in using whatever works for fiction, but mostly, that's not life. Mona Simpson believerfictionlife Change image and share on social
Writers collect stories of rituals: John Cheever putting on a jacket and tie to go down to the basement, where he kept a desk near the boiler room. Keats buttoning up his clean white shirt to write in, after work. Mona Simpson basementboilerbutton share on social
I left the Midwest when I was twelve years old, and I haven't lived in a small town since. Mona Simpson leavelivemidwest Change image and share on social
It's a different thing to write a love story now than in the time of Jane Austen, Eliot, or Tolstoy. One of the problems is that once divorce is possible, once break-ups are possible, it can all become a little less momentous. Mona Simpson austenbreakdivorce share on social
When I was in high school in Los Angeles, my mother, who was a speech therapist, agreed to stay over the weekend with one of her clients and his little sister while the parents went away on vacation. She brought me along. Mona Simpson agreeangelesbring share on social
The more you learn about animals and animal rights - it's an intriguing, fascinating world. Mona Simpson animalfascinateintrigue Change image and share on social
