Dani said this woman, with whom she'd lived for two years, … - Mary Gaitskill

" "
Dani said this woman, with whom she'd lived for two years, had never known her. "I feel like people accept the first thing I show them," she said, "and that's all I ever am to them."

Mary Gaitskill

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Mary Gaitskill

Mary Gaitskill (born November 11, 1954) is an American author of essays, short stories and novels.

All quotes from Mary Gaitskill Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Mary Gaitskill:

Miranda July John Fowles Margaret Atwood Brandon Stanton Madonna

Additional quotes by Mary Gaitskill

She brightened. "Last week I ran a personal ad in the Guardian. I answered a few too. I'm not looking for sex; I feel too vulnerable for that. I just want somebody to hurt me and humiliate me."

Somebody once said to me if you want to be understood, don't write fiction.

Everybody wanted to be depressed. But your depression was supposed to be funny, too, and that was what had proved too much for Dolores.

Dani said this woman, with whom she'd lived for two years, had never known her. "I feel like people accept the first thing I show them," she said, "a… - Mary Gaitskill

About Mary Gaitskill

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Additional quotes by Mary Gaitskill

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI