Regret doesn't budge things; it seems crazy that the force of all that human want can't amend a moment, can't even stir a pebble. Darin Strauss amendbudgecrazy Change image and share on social
Faith is a private issue. At least, I consider it to be one. Darin Strauss faithissueprivate Change image and share on social
I'm very strict in my belief that non-fiction should be truthful, and fiction is for invented narratives. Darin Strauss belieffictioninvent Change image and share on social
My wife and I live in Brooklyn, N.Y., not too far from where my Long Island childhood happened. Darin Strauss brooklynchildhoodhappen Change image and share on social
I suppose that, for most of us, the fascination of conjoined twins is that such people can serve as symbols. Darin Strauss conjoinfascinationpeople Change image and share on social
All writers have their own pet commandments. Darin Strauss commandmentpetwriter Change image and share on social
Perhaps it's because a writer lives in Brooklyn that he'd want to get away from it. It can be very sustaining, this community of writers - sometimes it's the feeling of many hands giving you a boost. But all that identical ambition can be choking, too. The many hands slide up to your throat. Darin Strauss ambitionboostbrooklyn share on social
Conjoined twins are identical siblings who develop one placenta out of a single fertilised ovum. No cases of conjoined triplets or quadruplets have been documented. Darin Strauss caseconjoindevelop Change image and share on social
Surprisingly, Manhattan casts a sort of undersized shadow onto Long Island. Where I grew up, everyone seemed totally disconnected from the city - ours could have been any suburb, anywhere - though when traffic was thin, it took us only half an hour to get into midtown. Darin Strauss castcitydisconnect share on social
Constant rejection. No security. Career paths being dictated by freelance reviewers. And of course, the terror of the writing desk, of the blank page. Why is it so hard for our non-writer friends to understand this - that it's a job? Darin Strauss blankcareerconstant share on social