Siri Hustvedt
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first heard Aug 2026
last heard 4 Aug
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I can't be glad about Paul because I really liked having my political and literary allies.
So I can't go that far.
No.
And yes, I think play matters.
I mean, part of the pleasure, actually, of writing the book, despite the fact that I describe radical grief, was remembering some of the play of how much fun we had.
And, you know, when he was dying, it seems, you know, someone had asked me, what are you going to say, you know, at your husband's, you know,
It would not have been what I did say, which was, oh my God, we had fun.
And when I said it, it seemed indeed to be the most important thing.
Isn't that funny?
But we did have fun.
And the sorrows and griefs and tragedies in our life notwithstanding, we had fun.
Well, you know, I guess fun is, as you say, a simple way, an ordinary way to articulate a
Pleasure.
And the ability to feel pleasure.
You know, years ago, I might have put it in this quote, quoted myself.
You know, I wrote, only the unprotected self can feel joy.
And I really mean that.
And of course, it is also true for grief and sorrow, right?
Is all of these...
Important emotional states are only possible when you're open to the world.
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