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About Andrew Solomon
American writer on politics, culture and psychology
Andrew Solomon is an American writer on politics, culture and psychology. He has 93 quotes on the site and has written widely across major magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, Artforum, and Travel and Leisure. His work ranges across subjects such as depression, Soviet artists, the cultural rebirth of Afghanistan, Libyan politics, and deaf culture. That breadth gives his writing a distinctly public and reflective character, moving between personal and political life, culture, and mental health.
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- “With the removal of questions about gayness and transgender status in the Census, we really stand to lose a l…”Andrew Solomon
- “Shutting out the depression strengthens it. While you hide from it, it grows.”Andrew Solomon
- “When I was born, the wisdom was that homosexuality was an illness; that it was caused largely by somebody's m…”Andrew Solomon
- “John [the father] kept saying, "You have a penis. That means you’re a boy." One day, Shannon noticed that her…”Andrew Solomon
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Books by Andrew Solomon
The Noonday Demon
2001
Far From the Tree
2012