Dreaming is another form of thinking, more concrete, more economical, more visual, and often more emotional than the … - Siri Hustvedt

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As one of the first editors at 'Outside' magazine in 1975, it was my contention that most American writing going back to James Fennimore Cooper and then through Twain up to Hemingway had been outdoor writing. At that time, adventure writing meant stuff like 'Saga' or 'Argosy. ' 'Death Race with the Jungle Leper Army!' That kind of thing.

Siri Hustvedt

Dreaming is another form of thinking, more concrete, more economical, more visual, and often more emotional than the thoughts of the day, but a thinking through of the day, nevertheless.

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

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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.

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Memory is essential to who we are, and memories can be both implicit and explicit - unconscious and conscious.

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The old story is true:Women have to be less emotional than men.

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That night as I lay in bed, I thought of several things I could have said and mourned the fact that my wit usually bloomed late, peaking when it no longer mattered, during the solitary hours close to midnight.

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