Andrew Solomon

Quotes

• “Difference unites us. While each of these experiences can isolate those who are affected, together they compose an aggregate of millions whose struggles connect them profoundly. The exceptional is ubiquitous; to be entirely typical is the rare and lonely state.”

• “Our children are not us: they carry throwback genes and recessive traits and are subject right from the start to environmental stimuli beyond our control. And yet we are our children; the reality of being a parent never leaves those who have braved the metamorphosis.”

• “I’m not responsible for my child and who she’s become, but I am responsible to her, and she is a wonderful person. I love her. I don’t know if you need to know anything else, but that’s all I need to know.” --Carol

• “I think all love is one-third projection and one-third acceptance and never more than one-third knowledge and insight.”

• “I started this book to forgive my parents and ended it by becoming a parent. Understanding backward liberated me to live forward.”

Books by Andrew Solomon in order

Books by Andrew Solomon in the order they were published, from The Irony Tower (1991) to Far and Away (2016).

1. 1The Irony TowerThe Irony Tower1991
2. 2Instead of GodInstead of God1993
3. 3A Stone BoatA Stone Boat1994
4. 4The Noonday Demon : An Atlas of DepressionThe Noonday Demon : An Atlas of Depression2001
5. 5The Art in Embassies ProgramThe Art in Embassies Program2004
6. 6Far From the TreeFar From the Tree2012
7. 7Far and AwayFar and Away2016
8. 8Girls Who Like Boys Who Like BoysGirls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys