Bleaker House Quotes

“If I can teach myself the art of loneliness, then perhaps the art of writing will come more easily to me.”
― Nell Stevens, Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World

“Surrounded by people it is very easy to feel alone. Surrounded by penguins, less so.”
― Nell Stevens, Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World

“I work for a human rights organization, which strikes me as, if not interesting in the day to day sense, at least an interesting thing to tell people at parties. I'm pleased to be doing something that sounds significant and adult.”
― Nell Stevens, Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World

“I want to know how good at life I can be in a place where there are no distractions.”
― Nell Stevens, Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World

“Solitude is the contented twin of loneliness. Variety is a kind of company.”
― Nell Stevens, Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World

“There was an additional, though minor thrill in discovering what your teachers had wanted to be before they became teachers.”
― Nell Stevens, Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World

“Reading something that someone has written about you is like looking into a mirror and seeing someone else's face.”
― Nell Stevens, Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World

“Loneliness is a city you don't know.”
― Nell Stevens, Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World