Sheila Heti : (6)

" I see friends of mine who have kids and continue to do their art. It’s deeply impressive. I can’t even fit an Amazon return into the day. It’s been sitting on my desk for two weeks. " - Sheila Heti

" The thing I worry about is, what happens when your talent flees? Because you see that with writers sometimes: they start writing these awful books. And there’s something sort of horrifying about it. " - Sheila Heti

" Just because you are alive does not mean you have to give life. " - Sheila Heti

" An artist’s love for what they create is what creates love. " - Sheila Heti

" Only in our failures are we absolutely alone. Only in the pursuit of failure can a person really be free. Losers may be the avant garde of the modern age. " - Sheila Heti

" I feel like every single time I’ve published a book, there’s some little light in me that goes out. I’ve seen the way people can misunderstand or misinterpret things, if not maliciously, then without a lot of sensitivity. " - Sheila Heti