Siri Hustvedt Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“There are no rules in art.”

“There is no reason we should expect young children to enter the nocturnal darkness of sleep and dreams without help.”

“There is this assumption that much of what I write is about my life, and that simply is not true.”

“We all live in a culture that is continually isolating feminine and masculine aspects, even when they're not related to people.”

“We sometimes imagine we want what we don't really want.”

“When I don't get enough sleep, I am cranky, vulnerable to headaches, and my concentration is poor.”

“All human states are organic brain states - happiness, sadness, fear, lust, dreaming, doing math problems and writing novels - and our brains are not static.”

“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. There's no question that there was a phantom boy child in my imagination when I was young.”

“Bedtime rituals for children ease the way to the elsewhere of slumber - teeth brushing and pajamas, the voice of a parent reading, the feel and smell of the old blanket or toy, the nightlight glowing in a corner.”

“Being a mother is complicated because it's not just a paternal culture making demands on you; it's those internal demands and expectations that women have and are self-generated.”