Amanda

Blessed are the counters.

No, no, no.

Jesus made sticks to cook with.

His disciples made forks.

Far greater works.

I could talk about this forever self-indulgently, but I think that I will put it in this framework.

I have been interviewed many, many times by people who write articles about writers or do podcasts about writers or, you know, kind of cultural critics type people.

And one of the things that's said often is – I mean, I actually remember someone, a very famous –

cultural critic, saying to me during an interview about Untamed, do you ever think it's arrogant to write another book about yourself?

And I didn't think of anything smart to say in the moment.

I just have thought about it every night since then, like it's my Roman Empire in my mind, wanting that moment back every time.

I mean, side note, I think it was around when Untamed came out.

I've mentioned this before, but one of the major newspapers in the book section said Glennon Doyle has a third memoir, question mark.

And then underneath it was David Sedaris is twenty eight thousand memoir out today.

Question mark.

Like she's still talking.

This woman is still talking and we're letting her.

Anyway, there are many ways to look at it.

What I can tell you is that what drives me, what I am most curious about in the world, the only thing I can get myself to care about

really is like the human condition what it's like to be a human and how do we operate and how does this experience work here and how can we do it in a way that brings us more joy and peace and how can we work in community with each other me being human and you being human and do better down here and have I'm that's all I care about like some people care about science and so they