I have spent a lot of time in the art world, and I guess I do listen to how people speak. I'm interested in what they say and how they say it.
Rachel KushnerI am not a sun person at all. I think it's a cancerous poison and I don't want it touching me.
Rachel KushnerThe novel is a big space, and a lot can happen. Just think about the parts of your life. How do we account for our own contradictions? The only way to understand them is to let them exist, as truths that indicate something about character. People are built of elements that don't fit together - and the conflict of that is their essential drive.
Rachel KushnerFor me, truth cracks open in the places where things do not cohere. That's how life is.
Rachel Kushner