Since I started making art, I've always had some kind of project that was really about and for other people, because I think I just need that balance to feel sane myself โ you know?
Miranda JulyIt occurred to me that everyoneโs story matters to themselves, so the more I listened, the more she wanted to talk.
Miranda JulyShe bludgeoned me with a look of such limitless compassion that I immediately began to cry.
Miranda JulyWe don't really believe in mowing the lawn; we do it only to avoid unnecessary engagement with the neighbors.
Miranda JulyWhen you're trying to create something and you need to hang out, in not knowing, in all the cracks and spaces where you feel lost, and you need to endure them, and have new ideas come out of that emptiness, well, the Internet is what we do when we feel lost, you know? Like, you go online or you check your email when you don't know what to do next, and so it's not helpful, in that sense.
Miranda July