“The reaction to 'Aftermath' has been far worse than to 'A Life's Work,...” — Rachel Cusk Quote

“The reaction to 'Aftermath' has been far worse than to 'A Life's Work,' yet I find I'm perhaps a little less touched by it. In both cases, I've coped artistically by believing the criticisms weren't right. They upset me, but they didn't challenge my understanding of how to write, nor of how morality functions in literature.”

“... the problem with being honest, he said, is that you're slow to realize that other people can lie.”