How do we live the writer’s life? There’s only one simple answer: ‘we write.’ Dani Shapiro Read Quote
I was raised in an orthodox Jewish home where it was expected that, as a woman, I’d marry an investment banker, raise kids in the suburbs and go to temple. I wasn’t raised to set the world on fire. Dani Shapiro Read Quote
I’m a full-time writer, which means I have the entire day to get my work done. But that can also be bad, because that means I have the entire day to get in my way. Dani Shapiro Read Quote
It’s essential to have sacred time for writing. All successful authors have some daily commitment to keep on-track and moving forward. Dani Shapiro Read Quote
Success is so fleeting; even if you get a good book deal, or your book is a huge success, there’s always the fear: ‘What about the next one?’ Dani Shapiro Read Quote
With each book you write you have to learn how to write that book – so every time, you have to start all over again. Dani Shapiro Read Quote
When it comes to the personal essays I write, I just convince myself that no one will ever read them. Dani Shapiro Read Quote
We secretly believe that if only we achieve some elusive goal – fitting into a pair of skinny jeans, or redoing our kitchen or getting that promotion – that it will make us happy. But the pain of our insecurity is hidden in all that racing around. Dani Shapiro Read Quote
When we reach reflexively for something to dull an ache inside of us, in that very moment of reaching, we are hiding from our pain. We’re storing it away. Tamping it down. Dani Shapiro Read Quote
