I think there's a lot that we remember almost chemically, through our DNA. Sharon Cameron More Quotes by Sharon Cameron More Quotes From Sharon Cameron I personally love books that make me think, so I naturally gravitate toward writing a book like that, one that's going to make someone think and make me think. Sharon Cameron writing book thinking We're naturally afraid of a spider - these are memories that are being chemically passed down through your DNA. Sharon Cameron spiders dna memories I tend to be a very logical, practical person. Sharon Cameron practicals logical persons Your truth really can't be twisted. It is what it is. That doesn't mean that a person can't develop and change and reinterpret their life. Sharon Cameron twisted persons mean I think [it's necessary to accept] things that are just true about yourself: These are my faults, these are the things I'm good at, this is where I came from, this is where I didn't come from. I think happy people are the ones who have made peace with those truths and acknowledged them, and learned to use them and live with them. Sharon Cameron faults people thinking I'm a history person, and I love the groundedness of that, of being able to go, "Yes! People acted like that." Sharon Cameron groundedness able people I don't think I've ever done anything that's completely the same, yet. Sharon Cameron done thinking I would never say that I'm not going to do something. I like not being limited. Sharon Cameron I'll tell you what I was most surprised to discover about my writing process, and that is that I never know what I'm doing. Sharon Cameron writing-process process writing I think Scotland is probably my spiritual home and I love it there very, very much. Sharon Cameron spiritual home thinking I would not give up a lot of what I know about my heritage. I would not give up knowing where I came from, the good parts and the bad parts. Sharon Cameron heritage giving-up knowing I do think a lot about the past. Sharon Cameron past thinking History is absolutely my thing. Sharon Cameron I am very into genealogy and heritage, and that's how I started writing. Sharon Cameron genealogy heritage writing I love getting into the basement of a courthouse, and all the dusty records - all that stuff makes me really happy. Sharon Cameron basements records stuff I think the past is something I have spent a lot of time thinking about, not only what is different about the past but what's the same, and what links us to the past. Sharon Cameron different past thinking It occurred to me at some point that what really links us to the past is memory, and there's so much we've forgotten. Sharon Cameron links memories past When I was thinking about all the things that the world had forgotten, it made me think about people who have actually really forgotten everything, and how much of our identity is wrapped up in those memories, and how much of our experience makes us who we are, and remembering those experiences makes us who we are. Sharon Cameron memories people thinking I would not want to forget the first time I read The Lord of the Rings. I would never want to forget that! That was so magical to me, and that was a real eye-opening experience. I was probably 11 when I read that and already a reader, but I think that book really showed me how you can be transported and how your imagination can take you to a whole other place. Sharon Cameron eye real book I never have the feeling that I actually know what I'm doing or anything that I'm writing is any good. Sharon Cameron knows feelings writing
