Siri Hustvedt
👤 Speaker
220
total appearances
Appearances Over Time
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The Waterstones Podcast
Siri Hustvedt
You know, really, because I was very much in love.
The Waterstones Podcast
Siri Hustvedt
And I realized I was kind of okay.
The Waterstones Podcast
Siri Hustvedt
That's back in the days of typewriters.
The Waterstones Podcast
Siri Hustvedt
And I thought, well, you have nothing to lose.
The Waterstones Podcast
Siri Hustvedt
I hadn't declared my love, and neither had Paul.
The Waterstones Podcast
Siri Hustvedt
So I did it, and with a lot of what I thought were amusing
The Waterstones Podcast
Siri Hustvedt
I mean, listen, after who knows how many letters I had in me before he came back, there certainly would have been a point where I would have said, it's over now.
The Waterstones Podcast
Siri Hustvedt
But I thought, well, he hasn't answered, so give him another kick.
The Waterstones Podcast
Siri Hustvedt
And then of course, you know, if he had really wanted to stay in his former life, he would have stayed.
The Waterstones Podcast
Siri Hustvedt
I mean, and I certainly, after 43 years of living with Paul, I know that.