Gail Caldwell Professions : Critic Born : 1951 Browse All Authors Top 28 quotes by Gail Caldwell Scratch a fantasy and you'll find a nightmare. Gail Caldwell nightmare scratches fantasy The flaw is the thing we love. Gail Caldwell flaws If writers possess a common temperament, it's that they tend to be shy egomaniacs; publicity is the spotlight they suffer for the recognition they crave. Gail Caldwell spotlight shy suffering The belief that life was hard and often its worst battles were fought in private, that it was possible to walk through fear and come out scorched but still breathing. Gail Caldwell breathing battle fear The only education in grief that any of us ever gets is a crash course. Gail Caldwell crash courses grief Grief doesn't necessarily make you noble. Sometimes it just makes you crazy, or primitive with fear. Gail Caldwell noble crazy grief I'd confused need with love and love with sacrifice. Gail Caldwell confused sacrifice and-love The truth, or success, of any writer's story lies partly in its specificity and its emotional honesty. Gail Caldwell honesty writing lying Similar Authors Betty Churcher critic Brooks Atkinson critic Brendan Gill critic Arthur Chu critic Arlene Croce critic Anita Sarkeesian critic All Authors