Susan Minot
Susan Minot
Susan Minot /ˈmaɪnət/is an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth7 December 1956
CountryUnited States of America
concerns consider less
I don't consider the first-world concerns any less important than the third-world ones.
endlessly great
Families are endlessly fascinating. We all have one, and they have a great impact on who we are and what we do - Freudian as that is.
otherwise
When I look through my sketchbooks, they bring back moments that I would otherwise have completely forgotten.
Our concerns aren't always appropriate or morally elevated.
concerns lightness people time traumatic undergoing
People can have a variety of concerns at the same time. Even those undergoing grave or traumatic experiences will acknowledge the need for lightness or even entertainment.
behave characters readers
A lot of readers want characters to behave in a responsible way, or they want to understand the characters' dilemma and act, in a way, on their behalf.
beginnings larger love nine overall series stories
'Monkeys' is made up of nine short stories that tell an overall story. 'Folly' is a series of vignettes all put together to tell a larger story. In 'Lust and Other Stories,' there are nine stories - three, three, three; the beginnings of love, the middles, and the afters.
change life renewal themes throughout
Change and renewal are themes in life, aren't they? We keep growing throughout life.
across best delivered information minimalism satisfying trying
Minimalism has a connotation of being reductive, and not in the best way. 'Brevetist' is a better term. I'm trying to be as concise as possible and still getting across to the reader. When information is delivered in that way, it is very satisfying to me.
bring chapter graduate pages realized remember school twelve workshop
I remember when I was in graduate school and someone in workshop would say, 'I'm going to bring in a chapter of my novel.' The thought that someone could think they'd write a whole long thing... I could only see twelve pages ahead. But then I realized that if you could see twelve more after that, you can start.
backed felt gaps graduate literary mostly school studied zero
I went to graduate school with zero expectation. I kind of backed into it. I wanted to go back to school because I felt gaps in my literary background. I studied mostly twentieth-century English literature in college, so I thought, 'Maybe I'll go back for my writing.'
closer further intense less odd
Longing, for everyone, is always there, isn't it? More intense at some times than others. You get closer to less longing - an odd metaphoric phrasing, I realize - then, you are further and longing more than ever again.
kissing boys poison
Boy poison - a boy's kisses were like a poison, which infected you and after you were exposed you craved more, like an addict.
heart air snakes
After the briskness of loving, loving stops. And you roll over with death stretched out alongside you like a feather boa, or a snake, light as air, and you... you don't even ask for anything or try to say something to him because it's obviously your own damn fault. You haven't been able to- to what? To open your heart. You open your legs but can't, or don't dare anymore, to open your heart.