A lot of politics in art is just institutional critique, which, in my opinion, is not all that political.
Rachel KushnerI like to think each writer is doing his or her part. Feeding the lake, as Jean Rhys said. And maybe there are different lakes.
Rachel KushnerFor me, truth cracks open in the places where things do not cohere. That's how life is.
Rachel KushnerIn writing novels, you have to believe in yourself or there would be no way to sustain it. But you also have to give good evidence regularly for having that faith in self-either with quality goods or with, at least, "good efforts." Working hard will do when inspiration is not forthcoming.
Rachel Kushner