Added to playlist23:19 “Whatever the answer is to the great questions, it doesn't exist within yourself. It exists within others."Richard FlanaganThe Possibilities of Life
Added to playlist10:04 “When I wrote the book, I knew it wasn’t going to be my story. I wanted to write Oslo’s story. My generation’s story.”Oliver LovrenskiThe Story of My Generation in ‘Kebab Norwegian’
Added to playlist04:04 “I want an anchor. I want somewhere I can actually work from.”Colm TóibínFinding an Anchor to Write From
Added to playlist05:52 “I would like to hope and believe that writers, novelists, are the memory keepers of their societies, of their eras.”Elif ShafakWriters are the Memory Keepers of Society
Added to playlist25:54 “I always wrote. So, I never really chose to be a writer”.Maggie NelsonI Am a Student of My Curiosity
Added to playlist16:08 “Most of you don’t have a real name – you have an imposition. You are not like us, you are not travesties.”Alana S. PorteroThe Closet Is a Universal Experience
Added to playlist59:49 “The will of escaping is such a universal condition.”Édouard LouisWho Gets to Escape?
Added to playlist25:53 “People hate me. Or people love me.”Bret Easton EllisI Write From a Place of Feeling
Added to playlist25:45 “When I write, I feel it in my bones.”Elif ShafakThe Transformative Power of Literature
Added to playlist04:01 “I have no problem whatsoever with the blank page.”Olga Ravnon Facing the Blank Page
