The Wisconsin land, scraped and rearranged by glaciers…

The best part of being a writer for me is immersing myself in a fictional world, which is the opposite of being on social…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

When I was writing my first two books I was also freelancing and teaching and doing other odd jobs.

— Curtis Sittenfeld

“Profii de aici le-au vazut pe toate. Noi ne percepem ca individualitati distincte, dar in ochii lor nu suntem decat o masa de nevoi…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

“But the truth was that I didn't want to stay in Riley. The pulls of familial love and obligation could not, for the moment,…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

She opened her mouth but did not immediately speak, and I felt, simultaneously, the impulse to coax the words from her and the impulse…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

There's an ongoing 'water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink' situation at my house in terms of both pens and paper.

— Curtis Sittenfeld

After I’d told her – the mall, the taxi, Cross stroking my hair – she said, ‘Did he kiss you?’ ‘John and Martin totally…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

“Approaching each other, him from the gym, me from the library- this was when I walked down the aisle and he was waiting, this…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

I should probably be careful admitting this, but sometimes, when my characters are having a disagreement, it's a disagreement I'm having with myself. I…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

I feel that Pride and Prejudice is an incredibly well constructed novel on every level. The dialogue is great. The character development is great.…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

Of course a magazine is usually more interesting than a conversation, because so much more time and preparation has gone into it.

— Curtis Sittenfeld

My boarding school experience was the only thing I had strong enough feelings to write about for hundreds and hundreds of pages. I can…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

“She came down to my dorm that night, knocking on the door around nine o'clock. Martha was at the library, and I was eating…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

“I think adults forget just how much faith teenagers can have in them, just how willing to believe that adults, by virtue of being…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

“When I think of Henry and Oliver and Mike, I feel as if they are three different models - templates, almost - and I…

— Curtis Sittenfeld