Dani Shapiro
Dani Shapiro
Daneile Joyce "Dani" Shapiro is the author of five novels and the best-selling memoirs Slow Motion and Devotion. She has also written for magazines such as The New Yorker, The Oprah Magazine, Vogue, and ELLE...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth10 April 1962
CountryUnited States of America
hurt writing creative
If you write memoir, it can't be about blame or hurt; it has to be creative.
What was going on inside of me became louder because everything around me became quieter.
We don't choose what's going to wake us up.
You can start your day over anytime.
beach rose wish
My desk is covered with talismans: pieces of rose quartz, wishing stones from a favorite beach.
past wish moments
I don't want to lean back into the past, or forward into the future. I don't want to wish the present moment away. The truth is in the present moment. The great paradox is that when I'm really able to do that, time slows down and opens up. Time feels suddenly and inexplicably without end.