I have an investment in not being crazy. I have a real investment in seeing things straight. This runs counter to that investment, so it required giving up an idea of myself, the idea being that I had control.
Joan DidionShort stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.
Joan DidionI am a writer. Imagining what someone would say or do comes to me as naturally as breathing.
Joan DidionEverybody who undergoes a death and finds themselves grieving is obsessed with โ or maybe overly focused on โ the idea that they canโt display self-pity, they have to be strong. Actually there are a lot of reasons why you are going to feel sorry for yourself, but thatโs your first concern.
Joan Didion