Janet Malcolm quotes

Analysts keep having to pick away at the scab that the patient tries to form between himself and the analyst to cover over his wounds. The analyst keeps the surface raw, so that the wound will heal properly. (Janet Malcolm)
If you scratch a great photograph, you find two things; a painting and a photograph. View quote
Janet Malcolm
Fidelity to the subject's thought and to his characteristic way of expressing himself is the sine qua non of journalistic quotation. View quote
Janet Malcolm