To become a mother is to learn a whole language - to relearn it, perhaps, as it was the tongue to which we were born - and hence gain entrance to a forgotten world of comprehension.
Rachel CuskI have absolutely no concept of work, except for university. But I like to talk to people a lot about their jobs.
Rachel CuskThere are certain types of slightly hysterical human characters who, rather than creating, walk around with a sense of their own potential - it's as if they themselves were art objects. They feel as if their lives are written narratives, or pieces of music.
Rachel CuskI remain fascinated by where you go as a woman once you are a mother, and if you ever come back.
Rachel Cusk