The first person who ever told me that happiness was work was this manic-depressive artist I knew when I was in my 20s. I was like, 'What are you talking about? Happiness just happens. That's even the root of that word. How could it be work?
Ariel GoreI'm sure there were plenty of loving, attentive mothers in the 'me generation,' but none of them lived at my house.
Ariel GoreConventional wisdom tells us we'll only be happier after a divorce if the marriage itself was a war zone.
Ariel GoreMaybe it goes without saying that if you want to become a famous writer before you’re dead, you’ll have to write something. But the folks in my classes with the biggest ideas and the best publicity shots ready to grace the back covers of their best-selling novels are also usually the ones who aren’t holding any paper.
Ariel Gore