Susanna Moore Quotes

United States, Writer
December 9, 1945

Susanna Moore is an American writer. Moore was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and grew up in Hawaii. Her memoir I Myself Have Seen It: The Myth of Hawaii provides insight into a life in Hawaii.

Transgressive to me means breaking the rules and sinning. I don't see myself as breaking the rules and sinning. I'm really interested in what it means to be female.

Susanna Moore
- Rules
- Female
- Means
The belief that love is a finite essence that will eventually run out holds a certain logic for me even now, even if I am supposed to know better.

Susanna Moore
- Belief
- Logic
- Essence

Young writers reasonably say, 'I don't know what to write about,' so writing about yourself is a very literal way to begin.

Susanna Moore
- Yourself
- Write
- Begin
The history of Hawaii may be seen as a story of arrivals.

Susanna Moore
- History
- Hawaii
- Arrivals
Women are completely disadvantaged - despite what men will say. It is not a fair fight.

Susanna Moore
- Women
- Fight
- Fair
The point always is to be writing something - it leads to more writing.

Susanna Moore
- Writing
- Point
- Leads
I have to admit that I was very happy to finish 'In the Cut,' and happy not to return to it.

Susanna Moore
- Happy
- Return
- Finish
The world of womens' prisons is indeed a microcosm.

Susanna Moore
- Women
- Prison
- Microcosm

Writing can't be taught.

Susanna Moore
- Writing
- Taught
People will be able to survive, of course, without honeycreepers and monk seals. But if the wolf spider is in trouble, we are in trouble, too.

Susanna Moore
- Trouble
- Survive
- Course