Whenever young writers ask me for advice, I always say you have to be able to take a lot of rejection because, unless you're very lucky, that's what's going to happen.
I think the closest thing I can come to defining what that vital thing is for me - is that there's a sort of soul-quality in writing, if it's any goo… - Mary Gaitskill
I think the closest thing I can come to defining what that vital thing is for me - is that there's a sort of soul-quality in writing, if it's any goo…
- Mary Gaitskill
The only way to know whats possible is to venture past impossible. - Mary Gaitskill
The only way to know whats possible is to venture past impossible.
Of course there’s something there; unfortunately, there’s always something ‘there.’ Something you will one day be sorry you saw. - Mary Gaitskill
Of course there’s something there; unfortunately, there’s always something ‘there.’ Something you will one day be sorry you saw.
The art of integrating the ego and the impulse for empathy in a dynamic call and response. - Mary Gaitskill
The art of integrating the ego and the impulse for empathy in a dynamic call and response.
You can teach people a lot about craft and various techniques, and you can certainly teach them to appreciate, but you cannot give them spirit or sou… - Mary Gaitskill
You can teach people a lot about craft and various techniques, and you can certainly teach them to appreciate, but you cannot give them spirit or sou…
I think people try to make the most of their time on earth and also to fix their time on earth. They try to fix external verities, things that are tr… - Mary Gaitskill
I think people try to make the most of their time on earth and also to fix their time on earth. They try to fix external verities, things that are tr…
The best definition I've heard is that guilt is about what you've done, shame is about who you are. If something's out of my control, I don't feel sh… - Mary Gaitskill
The best definition I've heard is that guilt is about what you've done, shame is about who you are. If something's out of my control, I don't feel sh…
My ambition was to live like music. - Mary Gaitskill
My ambition was to live like music.
I think if a woman is very happy with herself and at ease with her choices, it goes a long way toward making other people feel at ease with her. - Mary Gaitskill
I think if a woman is very happy with herself and at ease with her choices, it goes a long way toward making other people feel at ease with her.
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