As It Turns Out Quotes

“It's true that self-invention and reinvention had always been part of the American repertory, but that is for individuals wanting a fresh start - a new life, a new career, a whole new persona - in the land of promise. This image business is altogether different, because as far as I can see the commodified self is a pure product of the consumer culture and the huge wave of narcissism it has generated.”
― Alice Wohl, As It Turns Out: Thinking About Edie and Andy

“It's true that self-invention and reinvention had always been part of the American repertory, but that is for individuals wanting a fresh start - a new life, a new career, a whole new persona - in the land of promise. This image business is altogether different, because as far as I can see the commodified self is a pure product of the consumer culture and the huge wave of narcissism it has generated.”
― Alice Sedgwick Wohl, As It Turns Out