I have this theory that the likeability question comes up so much more with female characters created by female authors than it does with male characters and male authors
Obviously the bar is much higher now for a behavior to be scandalous. Social media has really changed the way people live. It's not a new impulse; it… - Curtis Sittenfeld
Obviously the bar is much higher now for a behavior to be scandalous. Social media has really changed the way people live. It's not a new impulse; it…
- Curtis Sittenfeld
I liked the idea of giving Eligible a feminist flavor. While I do think that in Pride and Prejudice, Liz Bennet is very bold, she is also very restri… - Curtis Sittenfeld
I liked the idea of giving Eligible a feminist flavor. While I do think that in Pride and Prejudice, Liz Bennet is very bold, she is also very restri…
I was 16 years old, attending boarding school, and I loved Pride and Prejudice. From the opening pages, I loved it. And I will say in my class, not o… - Curtis Sittenfeld
I was 16 years old, attending boarding school, and I loved Pride and Prejudice. From the opening pages, I loved it. And I will say in my class, not o…
Probably I, like a lot of people, became a writer in imitation of or in homage to the books I enjoyed. When you're so captivated by something, you th… - Curtis Sittenfeld
Probably I, like a lot of people, became a writer in imitation of or in homage to the books I enjoyed. When you're so captivated by something, you th…
We have to make mistakes, its how we learn compassion for others - Curtis Sittenfeld
We have to make mistakes, its how we learn compassion for others
I have this theory that the likeability question comes up so much more with female characters created by female authors than it does with male charac… - Curtis Sittenfeld
I have this theory that the likeability question comes up so much more with female characters created by female authors than it does with male charac…
I don't think it's shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing. - Curtis Sittenfeld
I don't think it's shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing.
We all make mistakes, don't we? But if you can't forgive yourself, you'll always be an exile in your own life. - Curtis Sittenfeld
We all make mistakes, don't we? But if you can't forgive yourself, you'll always be an exile in your own life.
People who think my books are autobiographical, which they're not, credit me with having a much better memory than I do. I do, however, have a powerf… - Curtis Sittenfeld
People who think my books are autobiographical, which they're not, credit me with having a much better memory than I do. I do, however, have a powerf…
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