I believe that sometimes, when we talk about books, we're talking about the big picture - how they're relevant. — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
For me, a novel relying too heavily on a single idea might be a dry, deadly thing unless it possesses an animating… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
I think my writing changed when I put 'the' in front of my titles. It had more command. — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
Books light the fire-whether it's a book that's already written, or an empty journal that needs to be filled in. — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
We do seem, as a culture, to fetishize the "sweep." But I know there's room for "big" short, fierce novels, and "big"… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
I do want to say the process of writing a novel is riddled with self-doubt and self-loathing. — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
Maybe our lives are like imperfect novel. Novels that would get very mixed reviews. — MEG WOLITZER Copy Share Image
I've been waiting for someone to sign the permission slip for me to write about sex. In the meantime, I've written about… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
We all want to write the kind of book that we want to read. If you put in the things that you… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
Novels can be a snapshot of a moment in time, or several moments in time, and as a reader, that's what I… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
When you're writing, it's so absorbing. It's like a drop cloth goes over you, and the world outside falls away, but you… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
When you have a book out, it's like a period of protracted or concentrated megalomania, and it's really not normal or good… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
People say, write what you know, but it's really, write about what obsesses you. Write about what you're thinking about all the… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
As a novelist, I feel lucky that I can traffic in nuance. I'm more interested in looking at how things change over… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
'Charlotte's Web,' which I read sitting on my mother's lap, was the most emotional experience: that was when I made the leap… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
We sometimes drive ourselves crazy with how our books will be "seen," when in fact we already know what they're about, and… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
My being a writer and playing Scrabble are connected. If I have a good writing day, I'll take a break and play… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
Objectifying your own novel while writing it never really helps. Instead, I guess while you're writing you need to think: This is… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
I think a lot of the dull parts of first drafts come from a kind of over-managing, intrusive writer who wants to… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
New teachers were just a part of life, for a few days after one arrived, squawks of interest were emitted from various corners, but… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share
“It was exhausting being a schizophrenic, which he was still convinced he was.” — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share
I always thought it was the saddest and most devastating ending. How you could have these enormous dreams that never get met. How without… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share
But clearly life took people and shook them around until finally they were unrecognizable even to those who had once known them well. Still,… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share
“This was a time of life, she understood, in which you might not know what you were, but that was all right. You judged… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share
“Another spell had been thrust upon her so long ago...She hadn't been able to see it but it was real. Otherwise why would you… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share
Even if you yourself were unhappy and anxious, whenever you glimpsed happiness in your child, you suddenly became happy too. — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share
“The world of law was filled with the fallen, but theater wasn't. No one ever "fell back" onto theater. You had to really, really… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share
“Crema Seamans," Ethan repeated thoughtfully. "It's like a soup made from ... various semens. A medley of semens. It's a flavour of Campbell's soup… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share
I've always been drawn to writing for young readers. The books that I read growing up remain in my mind very strongly. — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share
“No one ever told you that in moment of crisis, family was allowed to trump friendship.” — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share
You had only one chance for a signature in life, but most people left no impression. — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share
“Part of the beauty of love was that you didn't need to explain it to anyone else. You could refuse to explain.” — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share
