About Susan Minot: Susan Minot is an American novelist and short story writer.
Longing, for everyone, is always there, isn't it? More intense at some times than others. You get closer to less longing - an odd metaphoric phrasing, I realize - then, you are further and longing more than ever again.
Most fiction comes from your experience.
The idea that there is a family somewhere who functions is an odd concept.
David Gulden captures animals in all their wonder and intrigue, without glorifying or romanticizing them. He knows Kenya's wildlife intimately, and it shows in the depth of his images. He has an artist's eye, which delivers beauty and transport in ev...
In general, my own experience of writing an adaptation of 'Evening' gave me a chance to get into different parts of the book.
Success did change me. You don't want it to, but it does.
Change and renewal are themes in life, aren't they? We keep growing throughout life.
Desire suppressed finds its way into other more surreal settings, into dreams.
Families are endlessly fascinating. We all have one, and they have a great impact on who we are and what we do - Freudian as that is.
The teenager's room is her cave. It is here she can meet herself, undistracted by the new hassles life is making for her. Here, she can reflect.
I love 'Anna Karenina.' It's in the top five books on my list. Tolstoy is unsurpassed in combining the grand with the trivial, that is, the small details which make up life.
People can have a variety of concerns at the same time. Even those undergoing grave or traumatic experiences will acknowledge the need for lightness or even entertainment.
When I was younger, I suppose I was interested in checking out as much about writing as I could: bad, weird, irritating, even things not-to-my-taste. Now I am less open. I will decide after a few pages if I want to stay in the world of the book, and ...
When I travel, I always take my Winsor & Newton watercolor kit, which is the size of a pack of cigarettes when folded up. I bought my first one in the 1980s. It was handy to bring on trips, and I packed it into a leather pouch along with a couple of ...
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.
There are aspects of love that I once undervalued. Kindness. Having a sort of honor when love is on the table.
'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 mi...
Preserving that privacy between a writer and the work is important. You have to shut out all those voices that have reacted to your work.
