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Heidi Julavits Quotes

You know you’re screwed when a Western doctor recommends acupuncture Picture Quote #1

Sometimes it can be useful to read your bad reviews Picture Quote #1

I always think it’s useful to get an outside opinion Picture Quote #1

I’ve subsequently become conscious of MAKING MEMORIES. Which makes me sound like a scrapbooker Picture Quote #1

The belief that one’s suffering has a greater cosmic purpose, and is thus more exciting and more noble, well, it made a lot of sense to me Picture Quote #1

I don’t think fake people living in a fake house in a fake suburb are any less dismissible or believable than a fake psychic attending a fake school in a fake town. Nothing’s inherently believable about any kind of fiction, because all of it’s untrue Picture Quote #1

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Whether I’m writing about plumbers or psychics or psychic plumbers, I want to find a creative space that imprisons me usefully, so I can deviate with purpose Picture Quote #1

I surround myself with women who inspire me to be more ambitious, and who constantly astonish me with their magnetism, style, and smarts Picture Quote #1

The twisty nature of psychic attack - are you being attacked, or did you bring this attack on yourself? - speaks to me of an American cultural paradox we all grapple with. There’s the rampant litigiousness of our society, and the desire to blame others for our misfortunes Picture Quote #1

I won’t deny that I have a far more productive writing life without the Internet, mostly because I rekindle my ability to concentrate on one thing for a period of longer than three minutes. My curiosity is channeled inward rather than Internet-ward Picture Quote #1

If I can just stop being so stressed out, maybe my cancer will get better! This is far less scary than treating a disease of unknown etiology Picture Quote #1

I needed to understand this random bad bit of luck as part of a bigger design. Otherwise I was suffering meaninglessly. This made the suffering a lot worse Picture Quote #1

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I really did for a few weeks think, I’m in pain because the world needs me to save it. Which is so ridiculous and egotistical Picture Quote #1

The belief that one’s suffering has a greater cosmic purpose, and is thus more exciting and more noble, well, it made a lot of sense to me Picture Quote #1

I guess what I find so interesting about memory, and its role in a person’s identity, is how the attempt to achieve accuracy requires you to remove yourself from your life in an authorial manner Picture Quote #1

I used to have a really sharp memory. And its loss has proven destabilizing from an identity perspective Picture Quote #1

When you are expending much energy on someone else’s demise, it’s like you weaken your psychic immune system Picture Quote #1

The dreamed outcome of launching a psychic attack can make you feel small and petty. I think for that reason I’m going to refrain from launching any Picture Quote #1

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Some people just make me feel mentally endangered. Whatever dark stuff is going on in their head, it’s coming at me and I need to escape Picture Quote #1

We’re taught to find the antecedents to our adult failures in childhood traumas, and so we spend our lives looking bacwards and pointing fingers, rather than bucking up and forging ahead. But what if your childhood was all a big misunderstanding? An elaborate ruse? What does that say about failure? Better yet, what does that say about potential? Picture Quote #1

A logic proof is: you get a starting point and an ending point, and you have to get there through all these different steps and tautologies. I approach novel writing that way. When I get to the end I have to go back and connect everything Picture Quote #1

I tell myself it’s a virtue, my failure to sleep in my own house, or at all. I tell myself that I spend more hours than most people aware that I am alive, and that over a lifetime this adds up to more living, more aliveness. I am more alive than the rest of my family. Which is my greatest night fear. Which is why I hunt. I don’t ever want to be more alive than they are Picture Quote #1

I calmed myself by walking into my nearby bookstore and marveling at all the books other people had written. So many people had finished and published novels; it couldn’t be so hard, right? Picture Quote #1

A white girl disappears from a white prep school in a white suburb. Nobody knows what happened to her. The overall whiteness of the world is threatened. This must be resolved by whatever means possible Picture Quote #1

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I am simply looking for a companion with whom to spend my days, a companion who will cherish as much as I the stupidity of living in the moment, and spend every dull, amazing second with me Picture Quote #1

I can’t even tell you what else I imagined. I can only humiliate myself to such a degree; at a certain point it becomes humorous, and this story is not meant to be humorous. This story is meant to winch your ribs open and tamper with your heart. This story is meant to make you realize that your chances of happiness in this world are terribly slim if you lack a fine imagination Picture Quote #1

I’ve always said that you were too smart to have a profession. Smart people are hopeless in the face of anything actual. They are terrible cooks. They cannot dress themselves. They are children who need guidance and protecting Picture Quote #1

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You know you’re screwed when a Western doctor recommends acupuncture (Heidi Julavits Quotes) Sometimes it can be useful to read your bad reviews (Heidi Julavits Quotes) I always think it’s useful to get an outside opinion (Heidi Julavits Quotes) I’ve subsequently become conscious of MAKING MEMORIES. Which makes me sound like a scrapbooker (Heidi Julavits Quotes) The belief that one’s suffering has a greater cosmic purpose, and is thus more exciting and more noble, well, it made a lot of sense to me. (Heidi Julavits Quotes) I don’t think fake people living in a fake house in a fake suburb are any less dismissible or believable than a fake psychic attending a fake school in a fake town. Nothing’s inherently believable about any kind of fiction, because all of it’s untrue. (Heidi Julavits Quotes) Whether I’m writing about plumbers or psychics or psychic plumbers, I want to find a creative space that imprisons me usefully, so I can deviate with purpose. (Heidi Julavits Quotes) I surround myself with women who inspire me to be more ambitious, and who constantly astonish me with their magnetism, style, and smarts. (Heidi Julavits Quotes) The twisty nature of psychic attack - are you being attacked, or did you bring this attack on yourself? - speaks to me of an American cultural paradox we all grapple with. There’s the rampant litigiousness of our society, and the desire to blame others for our misfortunes (Heidi Julavits Quotes) I won’t deny that I have a far more productive writing life without the Internet, mostly because I rekindle my ability to concentrate on one thing for a period of longer than three minutes. My curiosity is channeled inward rather than Internet-ward (Heidi Julavits Quotes) If I can just stop being so stressed out, maybe my cancer will get better! This is far less scary than treating a disease of unknown etiology (Heidi Julavits Quotes) I needed to understand this random bad bit of luck as part of a bigger design. Otherwise I was suffering meaninglessly. This made the suffering a lot worse (Heidi Julavits Quotes) I really did for a few weeks think, I’m in pain because the world needs me to save it. Which is so ridiculous and egotistical (Heidi Julavits Quotes) The belief that one’s suffering has a greater cosmic purpose, and is thus more exciting and more noble, well, it made a lot of sense to me (Heidi Julavits Quotes) I guess what I find so interesting about memory, and its role in a person’s identity, is how the attempt to achieve accuracy requires you to remove yourself from your life in an authorial manner (Heidi Julavits Quotes) I used to have a really sharp memory. And its loss has proven destabilizing from an identity perspective (Heidi Julavits Quotes) When you are expending much energy on someone else’s demise, it’s like you weaken your psychic immune system (Heidi Julavits Quotes) The dreamed outcome of launching a psychic attack can make you feel small and petty. I think for that reason I’m going to refrain from launching any (Heidi Julavits Quotes) Some people just make me feel mentally endangered. Whatever dark stuff is going on in their head, it’s coming at me and I need to escape (Heidi Julavits Quotes) We’re taught to find the antecedents to our adult failures in childhood traumas, and so we spend our lives looking bacwards and pointing fingers, rather than bucking up and forging ahead. But what if your childhood was all a big misunderstanding? An elaborate ruse? What does that say about failure? Better yet, what does that say about potential? (Heidi Julavits Quotes) A logic proof is: you get a starting point and an ending point, and you have to get there through all these different steps and tautologies. I approach novel writing that way. When I get to the end I have to go back and connect everything (Heidi Julavits Quotes) I tell myself it’s a virtue, my failure to sleep in my own house, or at all. I tell myself that I spend more hours than most people aware that I am alive, and that over a lifetime this adds up to more living, more aliveness. I am more alive than the rest of my family. Which is my greatest night fear. Which is why I hunt. I don’t ever want to be more alive than they are (Heidi Julavits Quotes) I calmed myself by walking into my nearby bookstore and marveling at all the books other people had written. So many people had finished and published novels; it couldn’t be so hard, right? (Heidi Julavits Quotes) A white girl disappears from a white prep school in a white suburb. Nobody knows what happened to her. The overall whiteness of the world is threatened. This must be resolved by whatever means possible (Heidi Julavits Quotes) I am simply looking for a companion with whom to spend my days, a companion who will cherish as much as I the stupidity of living in the moment, and spend every dull, amazing second with me (Heidi Julavits Quotes) I can’t even tell you what else I imagined. I can only humiliate myself to such a degree; at a certain point it becomes humorous, and this story is not meant to be humorous. This story is meant to winch your ribs open and tamper with your heart. This story is meant to make you realize that your chances of happiness in this world are terribly slim if you lack a fine imagination (Heidi Julavits Quotes) I’ve always said that you were too smart to have a profession. Smart people are hopeless in the face of anything actual. They are terrible cooks. They cannot dress themselves. They are children who need guidance and protecting (Heidi Julavits Quotes)