Sign in with Facebook
“And your novel?"
"Oh, I put in my hand and rummage in the bran pie."
"That's so wonderful. And it's all different."
"Yes, I'm 20 people."
That's it: the hand, the bran pie, twenty people. But, you see, in the space of a few self-mocking remarks there are two hints: first, the act of writing is a pure tempting of fate; second, what writing captures doesn't pass through the sieve of a singular I, solidly planted in everyday life, but is twenty people, that is, a number thrown out there to say: when I write, not even I know who I am”
― In the Margins: On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing
"Oh, I put in my hand and rummage in the bran pie."
"That's so wonderful. And it's all different."
"Yes, I'm 20 people."
That's it: the hand, the bran pie, twenty people. But, you see, in the space of a few self-mocking remarks there are two hints: first, the act of writing is a pure tempting of fate; second, what writing captures doesn't pass through the sieve of a singular I, solidly planted in everyday life, but is twenty people, that is, a number thrown out there to say: when I write, not even I know who I am”
― In the Margins: On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing
Carla’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Carla’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Carla
Lists liked by Carla
