I've always been drawn to solitude, felt a kind of luxurious relief in its self-generated pace and rhythms.
Caroline KnappMe, I walk along and feel quietly defensive, a recluse in the Land of We. That's quite the loaded word, 'we.
Caroline KnappWhy do I find the fantasy - husband, family, kids - exhausting instead of alluring? Is there something wrong with me? Do I have a life?
Caroline KnappAcademic achievement was something I'd always sought as a form of reward. Good grades pleased my parents, good grades pleased my teachers; you got them in order to sew up approval.
Caroline Knapp