Quote by: Nicole Krauss

To paint a leaf, you have to sacrifice the whole landscape. It might seem like you're limiting yourself at first, but after a while you realize that having a quarter-of-an-inch of something you have a better chance of holding on to a certain feeling of the universe than if you pretended to be doing the whole sky. My mother did not choose a leaf or a head. She chose my father, and to hold on to a certain feeling, she sacrificed the world.


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Author Bio


  • NameNicole Krauss
  • DescriptionAmerican novelist
  • BornAugust 18, 1974
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWoman Of Letters; Novelist
  • WorksMan Walks Into A Room; The History Of Love; Great House