I am very sincere. Some people are always kidding, so when you're not, it's going to seem annoying to them.
Miranda JulyI really did not feel okay about any of this, and there was really nothing I could do about any of it.
Miranda JulyI guess like any writer or screenwriter I'm alone in my own world so much of the time that I'm often trying to force myself out of my world. Into more risk. A less controlled kind of inspiration. I'm so keenly aware of how easy it's getting to not leave the house, with Amazon, especially.
Miranda JulyI realize that we all think we might be terrible people. But we only reveal this before we ask someone to love us. It is a kind of undressing.
Miranda JulyThere's all different kinds of people, but I don't think it's that unusual that once you get like a little power, you get to do your weird thing even more.
Miranda JulyWhen you're not doing fiction, there's a limit to how much illustrating you can do with your work. I mean, you can do fine. There are great non-fiction writers, but people aren't necessarily going to say anything that reveals them as much as a picture might. Even their surroundings, in lot of cases, the things that meant the most to me were the things I noticed in their houses. I was always looking, as much as I was listening to them. I was looking around for clues as to why I was there.
Miranda July