“ When I was a kid, my mother's parenting style teetered between benign neglect and intense bouts of violence. Ariel Gore
“ I always do like seeing other people dance in their cars. It's one of the things that makes me happy. Ariel Gore
“ You always thought older people were wiser. It's not that. It's just that our relatives are dead and we're able to speak freely. Ariel Gore
“ It is a great paradox and a great injustice that writers write because we fear death and want to leave something indestructible in our wake and, at the same time, are drawn to all the things that kill… Ariel Gore
“ That kind of thinking [that writers must alleviate their guilt for leading a creative life] is based on the idea that the creative life is somehow self-indulgent. Artists and writers have to understan… Ariel Gore
“ With each beat, the heart pumps nearly three ounces of blood into the arteries--seventy-five to ninety gallons an hour when the body is at rest. Ariel Gore
“ The last introvert in a world of extroverts. Silence: my response to both emptiness and saturation. But silence frightens people. I had to learn how to talk. Out of politeness. Ariel Gore
“ It's a great paradox and a great injustice that writers write because we fear death and want to leave something indestructable in our wake, and at the same time, are drawn to things that kill: whiskey… Ariel Gore
“ When we strike a balance between the challenge of an activity and our skill at performing it, when the rhythm of the work itself feels in sync with our pulse, when we know that what we're doing matter… Ariel Gore
