Lisa Alther

. . . inspiration never arrived when you were searching for it.

. . . inspiration never arrived when you were searching for it.

Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, I've always felt that a person's intelligence read more

Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.

That's the risk you take if you change: that people you've been involved with won't like the new you. But read more

That's the risk you take if you change: that people you've been involved with won't like the new you. But other people who do will come along.

"I happen to feel that the degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes read more

"I happen to feel that the degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic."

Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease.

Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease.