Lisa Genova
Born: 01-01-1970
Lisa Genova is a renowned neuroscientist and best-selling author, celebrated for her insightful novels that explore neurological conditions. Her debut work, "Still Alice," which delves into Alzheimer's disease, was adapted into an award-winning film. Genova's unique blend of scientific expertise and storytelling crafts empathetic narratives that illuminate the human experience of neurological disorders, making complex medical topics accessible and engaging for a broad audience.
Book summaries for books written by Lisa Genova
Quotes
I am not suffering. I am struggling. Struggling to be a part of things, to stay connected to who I once was. So, 'still Alice.'
The soul is a verb, not a noun.
I'm not having a breakdown, I'm having a breakthrough.
The pleasure of an artist is not in the result, but in the process.
What are we, if not an accumulation of our memories?
I'm not suffering, I'm struggling. Struggling to be a part of things, to stay connected to who I once was. So 'Still Alice.'
I am learning that I must find happiness in the present.
I want to be remembered as who I am now, not as who I was.
I'm losing myself.
Maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue and maybe we can never actually have it.
I could not remember the last time I'd been touched so tenderly.
I don't want to be the kind of person I become when I'm not with you.