The key, I suppose,
The key, I suppose, has less to do with insight than with willingness, the former being relatively useless without the latter. Caroline Knapp
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The key, I suppose, has less to do with insight than with willingness, the former being relatively useless without the latter. Caroline Knapp
For years, I ate the same foods every day, in exactly the same manner, at exactly the same times. Caroline Knapp
On the broad spectrum of solitude, I lean toward the extreme end: I work alone, as well as live alone, so I can pass an entire day without uttering so much as a hello to another human being. Sometimes a day’s conversation consists of only five words, uttered at the local Starbucks: ‘Large coffee with … Read more
Before you open the lunch menu or order that cheeseburger or consider eating the cake with the frosting intact, haul out the psychic calculator and start tinkering with the budget. Caroline Knapp
By definition, memoir demands a certain degree of introspection and self-disclosure: In order to fully engage a reader, the narrator has to make herself known, has to allow her own self-awareness to inform the events she describes. Caroline Knapp
When I drank, the part that felt dangerous and needy grew bright and strong and real. The part that coveted love kicked into gear. The yes grew louder than the no. Caroline Knapp
Smooth and ordered on the outside; roiling and chaotic and desperately secretive underneath, but not noticeably so, never noticeably so. Caroline Knapp
Consumerism thrives on emotional voids. Caroline Knapp
The hard things in life, the things you really learn from, happen with a clear mind. Caroline Knapp
Passivity is corrosive to the soul; it feeds on feelings of integrity and pride, and it can be as tempting as a drug. Caroline Knapp