I see life as increasingly complex, vivid, colorful, crazy, chaotic. That's the world I write about...the world I live in. — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
Colorful garments - ball gowns, kimonos, evening pajamas - made from yards upon yards of iridescent silk or velvet. I own an unjustifiable number of such outfits and jump at the chance to wear them. Against the etiquette about which… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
Nothing teaches great writing like the very best books do. Yet, good teachers often help students cross that bridge, and I have to say… — Julia Glass Copy Share
In every novel, I write about something - a place, an experience, an emotion - with which I'm intimately familiar, but it's also crucial… — Julia Glass Copy Share
In my head, at least, the business of spinning stories has no closing time. Twists in my characters' lives, glimpses of their secrets, obstacles… — Julia Glass Copy Share
I am not opposed to e-readers. Any technology that encourages the reading of literature is a good thing. — Julia Glass Copy Share
A good novel is an out-of-self experience. It lifts you off the ground so that you have the sensation of flying. It says, 'Look… — Julia Glass Copy Share
“Some might have referred to Vince, Buck and Calvin as "ordinary fellows" or "salt of the earth". Such terms are merely code for men… — Julia Glass Copy Share
Call me territorial or narcissistic, but I avoid novels about people who share my vocation. — Julia Glass Copy Share
“On Thursday, the sandwiches Greenie made were pork tenderloins with chipotle mustard, the soup a puree of beets and pears with Beaujolais wine and… — Julia Glass Copy Share
Most inexperienced cooks believe, mistakenly, that a fine cake is less challenging to produce than a fine souffle or mousse. I know, however, that… — Julia Glass Copy Share
I have struggled for decades now with the fear of and resistance to change - mostly in the realms of technology, transportation, and the… — Julia Glass Copy Share
“None of this Mad Mario showmanship- orange clogs and Bermuda shorts fit for Babar, sweetbreads garnished with squash blossoms stuffed with cheese from the… — Julia Glass Copy Share
“Bet you did not know that in Mexico they call a Palomino an Isabella. Or that George Washington's warhorse was an Arab named Magnolia.… — Julia Glass Copy Share
“Well, yes, there were quite a lot of books throughout, tumbling out of haphazardly placed bookshelves, stacked beneath chairs, beside beds, even in the… — Julia Glass Copy Share
