Caroline Knapp Quotes


I eat breakfast pretty much 'round the clock - muffins in the morning, scones for lunch, cereal at night - which may be odd but is also oddly satisfying, if only because the choice is my own.


Citations

Knapp, Caroline. The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays. Counterpoint, 2004, p. 17.

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Caroline Knapp
Caroline Knapp
  • Born: November 8, 1959
  • Died: June 3, 2004
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Writer

Caroline Knapp was an American writer and columnist whose candid best-selling memoir Drinking: A Love Story recounted her 20-year battle with alcoholism. She was the daughter of noted psychiatrist Peter H. Knapp, who was a researcher of psychosomatic medicine.