Dani Shapiro
Dani Shapiro
Daneile Joyce "Dani" Shapiro is the author of five novels and the best-selling memoirs Slow Motion and Devotion. She has also written for magazines such as The New Yorker, The Oprah Magazine, Vogue, and ELLE...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth10 April 1962
CountryUnited States of America
teacher eye miracle
Our teachers are everywhere. Our teachers are right in front of us, and take so many forms. All we need to do is to open our eyes, to be open to and aware of the possibilities. Otherwise, we walk sightless among miracles.
moments truth-is present-moment
The truth is in the present moment.
glasses littles outsiders
I've always felt like my nose is pressed to glass. I always feel a little bit like an outsider.
thinking disposition states
I think there's something about a writer's disposition, that is, even if unaware, always slightly in a witness state.
needs instruments protect
As a writer we are our own instruments; we need to protect our instrument, because no one will protect it if we don't.
book years promotion
There is no end to the promotion. There is no end to the possibilities. You can continue to promote a book for years, literally.
waiting feelings pieces
When a writer's whole being is poured into a piece of work, there is never enough. The feeling of finally getting to the end of a piece of work, of making it as good as you can at that moment, is more of a relief than anything else, and then you wait for reviews.
writing opposites practice
I do keep a tiny little journal in which I write passages that I read and want to hold on to. This practice is sort of the opposite of Twitter.
writing garbage-cans house
My journals were a clearing house - a garbage can. Once I was writing seriously, I understood that this was the stuff that didn't belong in my work.
growing-up writing practice
When I was growing up, I had no idea that I could possibly become a writer. I wrote endlessly in journals - a practice I maintained for a long time, well into the writing life I had no idea I could ever have.
spiritual important essentials
What's more important that spiritual life? It seems to me it's the bedrock of everything essential about being human.
spiritual kindness spring
From spiritual connection springs kindness, connection, social activism, and love.
moving doors urban
There's something about urban life - you walk out your door, and you're in a steady of stream of life happening around you, and it's very easy to get caught up in that stream and simply kind of keep on moving.
What was going on inside of me became louder because everything around me became quieter.