Susan Minot quotes

Recording a scene with paint rather than film sinks you more deeply into your surroundings. You have to look a little harder and a little longer. And you end up with a memento. (Susan Minot)
Desire suppressed finds its way into other more surreal settings, into dreams. View quote
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A struggle, to the person experiencing it, is a struggle. View quote
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Change and renewal are themes in life, aren't they? We keep growing throughout life. View quote
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There is no good reason. Don't waste your life waiting for good reasons... You'll wait and wait. View quote
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I would have fallen in love with you anywhere. View quote
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She thought of how much people changed you. It was the opposite of what you always heard, that no one could change a person. It wasn't true. It was only through other people that one ever did change. View quote
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'Monkeys' is made up of nine short stories that tell an overall story. 'Folly' is a series of vignettes all put together to tell a larger story. In 'Lust and Other Stories,' there are nine stories - three, three, three; the beginnings of love, the middles, and the afters. View quote
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I first travelled to Africa at the end of 1996 and was immediately captivated. I had planned on a three-week trip, and I ended up staying two months. View quote
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Painting keeps me occupied in those moments when travel can be aimless and even disorienting. Mainly it is a way to register at least some of the new impressions of a foreign place, when its thrilling barrage can sometimes overwhelm you. View quote
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There are aspects of love that I once undervalued. Kindness. Having a sort of honor when love is on the table. (Susan Minot)
Illness can make us behave in the most surprising ways. View quote
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Between children and parents there is a difficulty of seeing each other simply as people. View quote
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Boy poison - a boy's kisses were like a poison, which infected you and after you were exposed you craved more, like an addict. View quote
Susan Minot

Susan Minot

Occupation: American Novelist
Born: December 7, 1956
Quotes count: 14