"I was really determined: like this is a poison in my mind--lust--and seeing people as 'What could that person be to me?'"
— Moshfegh, Ottessa (b. May 20, 1981)
Work Title
Date
July 9 & 16, 2018
Metaphor
"I was really determined: like this is a poison in my mind--lust--and seeing people as 'What could that person be to me?'"
Metaphor in Context
During her most intense period of solitary work, in California, Moshfegh committed herself to celibacy. Her sexuality "went away," she told me. "I stopped menstruating. I was really determined: like this is a poison in my mind--lust--and seeing people as 'What could that person be to me?' It just seems so delusional. Looking for a boyfriend. Trying to look cute so that some guy's gonna hit on me—not that that ever happened. Nobody ever hits on me, ever."
Categories
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Ariel Levy, "Not from Around Here," New Yorker (July 9 & 16, 2018). <Link to www.newyorker.com>
Date of Entry
07/10/2018
