For many writers, the endless performance of being a writer – tweeting, appearing, making the rounds – is required simply to attract enough attention to make a living. Rumaan Alam Read Quote
There are probably some readers who don’t want a great American writer to acknowledge that cleaning out the bottom drawer of the refrigerator has ever crossed their mind. Rumaan Alam Read Quote
Some writers are prolific; some are shape-shifters. It’s rare and intimidating to encounter one who is both. Rumaan Alam Read Quote
If you’ve ever watched a television cartoon, you know that kids don’t appreciate subtlety, though perhaps that’s because they’re not often offered it. Rumaan Alam Read Quote
Shopping for clothes is time consuming, it’s tiring, and it can feel like a waste of an autumn afternoon. Rumaan Alam Read Quote
I’ve spent many hours of my life browsing in stores. At 21, I admired clothes I couldn’t afford. At 30, I bought them. At 40, I sometimes go simply for the pleasure, of seeing what is new, of learning what counts as beautiful now. Rumaan Alam Read Quote
Among this country’s enduring myths is that success is virtuous, while the wealth by which we measure success is incidental. We tell ourselves that money cannot buy happiness, but what is incontrovertible is that money buys stuff, and if stuff makes you happy, well, complete the syllogism. Rumaan Alam Read Quote
My husband and I adopted our children through a private agency, Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children. As a nonprofit organization, it relies on client fees as well as donor support to do its work. Rumaan Alam Read Quote
By a considerable margin, my family’s largest-ever financial expenditure was the adoption of our two sons. Rumaan Alam Read Quote
