Mary Gaitskill Quotes
born 1954 United States
Mary Gaitskill (born November 11, 1954) is an American author of essays, short stories and novels.
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Also known as: Gaitskill, Mary
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Of course there's something there; unfortunately, there's always something 'there.' Something you will one day be sorry you ever saw.
If you are in enough pain, you may not remember who or what you are; you may know only your suffering, which is immense.
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.
To be human is finally to be a loser, for we are all fated to lose our carefully constructed sense of self, our physical strength, our health, our precious dignity, and finally our lives.
My ambition was to live like music.
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."