No book I publish will be perfect, but I need to feel I’ve taken it as far as I can. Curtis Sittenfeld Read Quote
I enjoy reading tips about how to be more organized, and I rarely implement them. Curtis Sittenfeld Read Quote
I grew up in Cincinnati, the birthplace of the creamiest and most delicious ice cream with the hugest chocolate chips. Graeter’s used to be available only regionally, but an extravagant thing you could do was overnight-ship six pints to another state, in dry ice. Curtis Sittenfeld Read Quote
Weirdly, even as I became more confident as a writer and as a person, I completely lost faith in my own ability to shop for clothes. Curtis Sittenfeld Read Quote
In 2013, before the publication of my fourth novel, I met with a stylist at Nordstrom. Since then, I’ve rarely shopped for ‘event clothes’ on my own. I usually do it with my sisters or a friend; if I’m alone, I take pictures of myself in the dressing room and text them to my sisters. Curtis Sittenfeld Read Quote
A lot of times, in a store, clothes appear strange to me, their cuts or flourishes arbitrary. Why is this look stylish now? How long will it be stylish for? It’s slightly embarrassing to admit this – because, as a novelist, I’m supposed to be observant – but I’m flummoxed by the way other women dress. Curtis Sittenfeld Read Quote
There are always interesting, innovative, dynamic stories being written and being published. They’re not always being prominently published, but they’re being published. Curtis Sittenfeld Read Quote
I think there are people who think ‘high school was the peak of my life,’ and there are people who think it was dreadful, and then, I think most people are somewhere in between. I do think that it’s normal to experience strong emotions during that time, and I think those emotions stay with you. Curtis Sittenfeld Read Quote
I don’t think everyone is equally haunted by high school, but I also don’t think it’s unusual to be. Curtis Sittenfeld Read Quote
Something that’s interesting is how my perspective on different events can change over time even though the events themselves haven’t changed. As I get older, I interpret something differently, or I can even interpret a person differently. Curtis Sittenfeld Read Quote
