Whenever [my father] saw me reading, he would tell me to put the book down and go outside, act like a normal person. Go play, go fish, go swim, go do something — why are you reading all the time?


The Paris Review (Winter 2003)

Andrea Barrett Quotes

Whenever [my father] saw me reading, he would tell me to put the book down and go outside, act like a normal person. Go play, go fish, go swim, go do ...

Whenever [my father] saw me reading, he would tell me to put the book down and go outside, act like a normal person. Go play, go fish, go swim, go do ...

Whenever [my father] saw me reading, he would tell me to put the book down and go outside, act like a normal person. Go play, go fish, go swim, go do ...

Whenever [my father] saw me reading, he would tell me to put the book down and go outside, act like a normal person. Go play, go fish, go swim, go do ...