“Suspicion is one of the morbid reactions by which an organism defends itself and seeks another equilibrium.”
Author details
Related authors
Other Nathalie Sarraute Quotes
It's a question of not copying the masters, to look for something, good or bad, for oneself. To enter this liberated state of mind, one cannot copy the others.
Nathalie Sarraute 
59% of people like this quote
Women have seen that they have locked themselves up with feminist writing.
Nathalie Sarraute
57% of people like this quote
One can't write without having read - you have to read before beginning to write - and universities offer a very good opportunity to read.
Nathalie Sarraute
56% of people like this quote
One can't write for all readers. A poet cannot write for people who don't like poetry.
Nathalie Sarraute
56% of people like this quote