“It paid barely a living wage, but he stayed with it—gradually and in the end gratefully arriving at the point in life when you understand there are no great changes ahead.” — Ann Packer Copy Share Image
“Meaning bad isn't the issue. Meaning you do what you do. Not without consequences for other people, of course, sometimes very grave ones. But it's not very helpful to regard your choices as a series of right or wrong moves.… — Ann Packer Copy Share Image
Yes, I do sew. I started when I was around 8 or 9 and have been doing it off and on since then. — Ann Packer Copy Share Image
I write pretty much when I can. I used to be very particular about needing certain conditions for writing, but when I had children,… — Ann Packer Copy Share Image
“She was one of those people who seemed to regard busyness as a contest you could win. p. 246” — Ann Packer Copy Share Image
I'm happy to see book clubs on TV. Talking about books has always been an important and invigorating part of reading them, and it's… — Ann Packer Copy Share Image
How much do we owe the people we love? Now I would add a follow-up question: How do we cope with the fact that… — Ann Packer Copy Share Image
I did have imprinted on me the idea of trauma that changes things dramatically and suddenly. As a writer, I return to that again… — Ann Packer Copy Share Image
“It paid barely a living wage, but he stayed with it—gradually and in the end gratefully arriving at the point in life when you… — Ann Packer Copy Share Image
“Such is the lot of the narcissist's child, to inherit her parent's umbrage over the world's indifference.” — Ann Packer Copy Share Image
“Lonely is a funny thing," she said slowly. "It's almost like another person. After a while, it'll keep you company if you'll let it.” — Ann Packer Copy Share Image
“. . . if it was your fault, then you weren't powerless--you weren't at the mercy of stuff just happening." "Your always going to… — Ann Packer Copy Share Image
