Like countless first-year medical students, immersed in the symptoms of one disease after another, I am alert to the tingles and pangs, the throbs and quivers of my mortal body, each one of which is potentially a sign of the end.
Siri HustvedtGreat books are the ones that are urgent, life-changing, the ones that crack open the readerโs skull and heart.
Siri HustvedtNo matter how brilliant or accomplished they are, there is something emasculating for men in being pitted against a woman. It is even more true in creative fields already considered to be "squishy" and feminine, and it's a big problem because great women have been left off the record.
Siri HustvedtWidowers marry again because it makes their lives easier. Widows often don't, because it makes their lives harder. [p. 61]
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