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...heart on writing from two women's perspectives, two very different women. So it became very difficult, almost to the point where it kind of crippled the writing process. I was agonizing over whether I was doing it right and obsessed with this notion that women live in a different emotional arena. At some point I just let go and I began to view these two women, not as Afghan women, but rather just people and focused on their humanity rather than their femininity. Suddenly a really transformative thing happened. These women began to speak for themselves, and I kind...
...being a writer, because you remain largely anonymous and you can have a private life, which I really cherish. I don't like to be in the public light all that much. I don't crave the whole fame thing at all. I'm a pretty uncomplicated person. I live a very simple life with my family and I enjoy very ordinary things. I feel blessed that I can still do those things without too much worry. When there is a moment when I'm recognized, people are invariably gracious and very effusive about how they feel about my books...
...short, we cannot, as Wal-Mart’s slogan urges us, “Save money. Live better.” What is this motto other than a consumerist reworking of “have your cake and eat it, too”? As long as we seek out goods produced on a shoestring budget halfway around the world—with all the waste and human exploitation that entails—there can be no thought of “living well...
...potential rapist because men are a member of a species that have a certain pattern,” Wrangham said. Social constraints are then crucial to preventing this male violence. “The reason we are presented here with civilized men behaving well is because we live in a society with important constraints applied through education, through upbringing,” Wrangham said. Haig also noted the importance of judicial restraints to help combat this violence. Yet Braxton, at the end of the night, stressed moving beyond the legal realm. “We often move to policy, sanctions...
...been blissfully stress-free. And while we both like to think we're too charming and too wise to lock horns, there are other factors at play that help us stay friendly. One is proximity - or, in our case, the lack thereof. My husband and I live in London, while his mother lives two hours north of the city, so there's no risk of her popping round to check the dust levels on the bookshelf or calling my husband every time her TV is on the fritz. That means we avoid one of the more common complaints that Apter...