Through writing these impossible things, we relate to the experiences of people who couldn’t put words to it.
Neige Sinno
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Interview with Jamie Hood, The Creative Independent, August 12, 2025; Complete sentence from Sinno’s answer about readers recognizing their own traumatic experiences in memoir. “These impossible things” refers to articulating trauma, not literal impossibility. Full interview read and speaker turns c
- Interview with Jamie Hood, The Creative Independent, August 12, 2025
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