Quotes by Siri Hustvedt

Each person does see the world in a different way. There is not a single, unifying, objective truth. Were all limited by our perspective.

Its hard to penetrate characters who are very cut off and lack empathy and to do it with sympathy. Its so easy to make a damaged character repugnant.

If somethings not working, its wonderful to have a reader you can trust to say, Actually, youve gone off the deep end here.

As one of four daughters, I grew up with an imaginary brother - wondering what it would have been like if one of us had been a boy. Theres no question that there was a phantom boy child in my imagination when I was young.

In August of 2002, I survived a car accident. Although I can still see the van speeding toward us, I cannot bring to mind the crash itself - only its aftermath.

“I will turn human anatomy into roses and stars and sea. I will dissect the beloveds body in metaphor.”

“We are all dying one by one. We all smell of mortality, and we cant wash it off.”