Marianne Wiggins
Marianne Wiggins is an acclaimed American author known for her rich narrative style and exploration of complex themes such as identity and history. Born in 1947, she has penned several novels and short stories, including the Pulitzer Prize-nominated "Evidence of Things Unseen." Her work often intertwines personal and historical events, reflecting a deep understanding of human experience and resilience. Wiggins' literary contributions have earned her numerous accolades and a dedicated readership.
Book summaries for books written by Marianne Wiggins
Quotes
A body is just a record of time, the way a tree’s rings are a record of weather and age.
You can’t hold anything in your hands without changing it.
The present is the only time we ever have.
The camera tells the truth, but the truth it tells is not always the truth we want to know.
Life is a conspiracy against death.
Every photograph is a ghost in waiting.
There is no place on earth where we are more alone than in a crowd.
The world is full of beautiful things, if you know where to look.
People say they want the truth, but they want the truth to be what they want to hear.
The only thing we can ever know for sure is that we don’t know anything for sure.
Time is the only thing we can never get back.
In the end, we are all just stories in the wind.