On self respect joan didion

Joan Didion arrived in Los Angeles in 1964 on the way to becoming one of the most important writers of her generation, a cultural icon who changed L.A.’s perception of itself.

In brief, people with self-respect exhibit a certain toughness, a kind of moral nerve; they display what was once called character, a quality which, although approved in the abstract, sometimes loses ground to other, more instantly negotiable virtues. - Joan Didion - #quotes #selfrespect

Joan Didion on Self-Respect, Vogue Magazine, 1961 — ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “People with self-respect exhibit a certain toughness, a kind of a moral nerve; They display what was once called character… Character — The willingness to accept the responsibility for one’s own life.”

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Joan Didion

Joan Didion

joan didion. writing quote

It is usual for the interviewer to write this paragraph about the circumstances in which the interview was conducted, but the interviewer in this case, Linda Kuehl, died not long after the tapes were transcribed. Linda and I talked on August 18 and August 24, 1977, from about ten in the morning unti...