259 Quotes by Curtis Sittenfeld

There's a lot that's not explained about the universe. And psychic-ness is not stranger than that.

Probably I, like a lot of people, became a writer in imitation of or in homage to the books I enjoyed. When you're so captivated by something, you think, could I do that? Hmm, let me try

We have to make mistakes, its how we learn compassion for others

I guess in life I find people who, at first glance, appear to be very typical or average, whatever that means, and then turn out to have hidden qualities.

We all make mistakes, don't we? But if you can't forgive yourself, you'll always be an exile in your own life.

Being raised in an unstable household makes you understand that the world doesn't exist to accommodate you, which... is something a lot of people struggle to understand well into their adulthood. It makes you realize how quickly a situation can shift, how danger really is everywhere. But crises when the occur, do not catch you off guard; you have never believed you lived under a shelter of some essential benevolence. And an unstable childhood makes you appreciate calmness and not crave excitement.

There’s a lot that’s not explained about the universe. And psychic-ness is not stranger than that.

I wonder if they are the only three in the world: the man who is with you completely, the man who is with you but not with you, the man who will get as close to you as he can without ever becoming yours.

We all make mistakes, don’t we? But if you can’t forgive yourself, you’ll always be an exile in your own life.