“Sometimes immense things, like war and death and aging, are best seen ...” — Lauren Groff Quote

“Sometimes immense things, like war and death and aging, are best seen from the corner of the eye and written of only obliquely, with tremendous lightness.”

“I seem to long for community and mistrust it in equal measure, and so I spend most of my days carefully constructing various communities in stories and seeing if they fly.”

“Total intimacy is a myth; that said, a particular kind of loneliness can be both beautiful and fruitful.”

“A lot of people are living in a dream world - they want to deny that aging occurs or believe it doesn't have to occur. They'll hold on to this belief until the moment they die. The reality will eventually hit them.”

“I'm aging.”

“Imagine that: If you could change one of the genes in an experiment, an aging gene, maybe you could slow down aging and extend lifespan.”