Emily M. Danforth
Emily M. Danforth is an acclaimed American author and educator, best known for her debut novel "The Miseducation of Cameron Post," which explores themes of identity and self-discovery. A native of Miles City, Montana, Danforth draws inspiration from her upbringing in her writing. She holds an MFA in Fiction from the University of Montana and a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Book summaries for books written by Emily M. Danforth
Quotes
Sometimes you don't know when you're taking the first step through a door until you're already inside.
It wasn't really a decision, was it? The way that things just happen.
I think maybe the point of life is to resist being ground down into dust by it.
I just ... I just want to be me.
It's not like we can just up and leave, right? It's not like we can just be who we are, right?
There's a lot of things about yourself that you don't even know.
Funny how we can recognize the places we know by the way they smell.
The thing is, I don't think you can know what the biggest thing is. It's always everything.
You can be a lot of things, and it's not a lie, it's just ... you just haven't figured it out yet.
I couldn't help but think that we were all of us, every last one of us, the sum total of every moment that we'd ever experienced.
It's not like you can just decide to be something else all of a sudden.
There's not just one way to be a person.