This is suffering's lesson: pay attention. The important part might come in a form you do not recognize.
Sarah MangusoLook at me, dancing my little dance for a few moments against the background of eternity.
Sarah MangusoThe only thing I've consistently been interested in in the last twenty-five years is writing very short texts. That continues to interest me as a project, to contain some part of reality, which is chaotic by definition, in a contained space. I like small apartments. I like getting rid of stuff. I went through my files yesterday and spent hours shredding things. It was great.
Sarah Manguso