Writing helps us heal in certain way, but it doesn't make the experience of thinking about writing that occasion any less painful. When you revisit t…

- Sarah Gerard

When you write about people three dimensionally, it inspires a sense of empathy. That would be something that I want people to take away from all my …

- Sarah Gerard

In "Mother-Father-God," I talk about how the new thought movement led me to be superstitious. I think that might resonate with a lot of Americans, th…

- Sarah Gerard

I feel like I always learn when I'm writing, even when I'm not writing about myself. I'm careful not to judge; I try to internalize and empathize wit…

- Sarah Gerard

You can pretty much do it with anything. You can tell your life story with all the jeans you've worn, or every pair of shoes you've owned.

- Sarah Gerard

I was interested in the ways we can write biography. When you're first starting to write about your own life it feels so shapeless because you don't …

- Sarah Gerard

Florida is kind of notorious. But also because it's a rich place. Phonetically, narratively, historically. I wanted to know Florida better and I coul…

- Sarah Gerard

I just always felt like animals are spirit guides. I really like animals, I've always felt really drawn to them; they have this energy and magnetism.

- Sarah Gerard