I keep myself busy. Time goes faster that way. Audrey Niffenegger More Quotes by Audrey Niffenegger More Quotes From Audrey Niffenegger Running is many things to me: survival, calmness, euphoria, solitude. It is proof of my corporeal existence, my ability to control my movement through space if not time, and the obedience, however temporary, of my body to my will. As I run I displace air, and things come and go around me, and the path moves like a filmstrip beneath my feet. Audrey Niffenegger air running moving Each spine was an encapsulated memory, each book represented hours, days of pleasure, of immersion into words. Audrey Niffenegger hours memories book The compelling thing about making art — or making anything, I suppose — is the moment when the vaporous, insubstantial idea becomes a solid there, a thing, a substance in a world of substances. Circe, Nimbue, Artemis, Athena, all the old sorceresses: they must have known the feeling as they transformed mere men into fabulous creatures, stole the secrets of the magicians, disposed armies: ah, look, there it is, the new thing. Call it a swine, a war, a laurel tree. Call it art. Audrey Niffenegger army war art Our love has been the thread through the labyrinth, the net under the high-wire walker, the only real thing in this strange life of mine that I could ever trust. Audrey Niffenegger labyrinth wire real Why do you have a cigarette lighter in your glove compartment?" her husband, Jack, asked her. "I'm bored with knitting. I've taken up arson Audrey Niffenegger knitting husband taken We are often insane with happiness. We are also very unhappy for reasons neither of us can do anything about. Like being separated. Audrey Niffenegger insane unhappy reason I don't want to boss anyone and I don't want to be bossed. Audrey Niffenegger boss want The compelling thing about making art - or making anything, I suppose - is the moment when the vaporous, insubstantial idea becomes a solid there, a thing, a substance in a world of substances. Audrey Niffenegger substance ideas art What we need,' Henry says, 'is a fresh start. A blank slate. Let's call her Tabula Rasa. Audrey Niffenegger tabula-rasa fresh-start needs And Clare, always Clare. Audrey Niffenegger Do you ever miss him? Every day. Every minute. Every minute, she says. Yes, it's that way, isn't it? Audrey Niffenegger minutes missing way He said something interesting: he said that he thinks there is only free will when you are in time, in the present. He says in the past we can only do what we did, and we can only be there if we were there. Audrey Niffenegger past interesting thinking My reflection in the mirror shows me pink and puffy. I thought pregnant women were to supposed to glow. I am not glowing. Audrey Niffenegger glowing mirrors reflection I place my hands over her ears and tip her head back, and kiss her, and try to put my heart into hers, for safekeeping, in case I lose it again. Audrey Niffenegger kissing heart hands The engagement ring is an emerald, and the dim light from the window is refracted green and white in it. The rings are silver, and they need cleaning. They need wearing, and I know just the girl to wear them. Audrey Niffenegger girl light white There's always world enough and time. Audrey Niffenegger enough world I think about my mother singing after lunch on a Summer afternoon, twirling in blue dress across the floor of her dressing room Audrey Niffenegger mother summer thinking I sit quietly and think about my mom. It's funny how memory erodes, If all I had to work from were my childhood memories, my knowledge of my mother would be faded and soft, with a few sharp memories standing out. Audrey Niffenegger mom mother memories one of the best and the most painful things about time traveling has been the opportunity to see my mother alive. Audrey Niffenegger alive mother opportunity I’m curious about things that people aren’t supposed to see—so, for example, I liked going to the British Museum, but I would like it better if I could go into all the offices and storage rooms, I want to look in all the drawers and—discover stuff. And I want to know about people. I mean, I know it’s probably kind of rude but I want to know why you have all these boxes and what’s in them and why all your windows are papered over and how long it’s been that way and how do you feel when you wash things and why don’t you do something about it? Audrey Niffenegger museums long mean
