Koren Zailckas Quotes

Koren Zailckas — American Writer born on December 30, 1980,

Koren Zailckas is a bestselling American writer and memoirist. Her debut, Smashed, was released in 2005 by Viking Penguin and became a New York Times bestseller. Zailckas attended Nashoba Regional High School in Bolton, Massachusetts and Syracuse University... (wikipedia)

I don't know where the idea originated that memoir writing is cathartic. For me, it's always felt like playing my own neurosurgeon, sans anesthesia. As a memoirist, you have to crack your head open and examine every uncomfortable thing in there.

I do think anger is so difficult for women. Girls think it undermines their femininity; it's not very ladylike.

Since I've quit drinking, I'm not sure I've found the good life, but I've certainly uncovered a better one.

What makes a narcissistic mother so scary? Her absolute power and controlling influence. A narcissistic mother is your only 'friend,' at least until you're old enough to go to school.

If mothers are our first teachers, then having a narcissistic one teaches us that human closeness is terrifying, and the world is a heartless, inconsistent place.

Koren Zailckas Quotes

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