"My idea of a writer: someone interested in everything." —Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag photo by Peter Hujar

“There is nothing, nothing that stops me from doing anything except myself.” —Susan Sontag

Here is a review of the just released first volume of Journals of Susan Sontag at npr.

Susan Sontag reborn Journals and notebooks, 1947-1963

an excerpt from Publishers Weekly's description of the book:
"The first of three planned volumes of Sontag's private journals, this book is extraordinary for all the reasons we would expect from Sontags writing—extreme seriousness, stunning authority, intolerance toward mediocrity..."

I can't wait to dive into this!