“The real adventure, he thought, is the flow of time; it’s as much adventure as anyone could wish.” — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does to people, how it can constitute a… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
“She opened her eyes and studied him a moment. Then she slipped her hand in her pocket, come up with something and… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
“At this moment (letting a breeze ripple through her fingers like warm water), Maggie felt that the entire business of time's passing… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
“To my earlier self I would like to say, “Relax. The story will come in due time. Trust your characters. Let them… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
Some people are aware of everything that is going on everywhere at every moment in their lives. — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
I wonder how many times we dream that kind of dream-something strange and illogical-and fail to realize God is trying to tell… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
Once upon a time, there was a woman who discovered she had turned into the wrong person. — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
“Past is past... no it's not! People are always fond of saying that, but what's past is never past; not entirely.” — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
I can never tell ahead of time which book will give me trouble - some balk every step of the way, others… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
“Let's say you had to report back to heaven at the end of your time on earth, tell them what your personal… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
I have spent so long erecting partitions around the part of me that writes - learning how to close the door on… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
“Everything,' his father said, 'comes down to time in the end--to the passing of time, to changing. Ever thought of that? Anything… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages of my life - motherhood, middle age, etc. -… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various characters unrelated by blood. — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
Mostly it's lies, writing novels. You set out to tell an untrue story and you try to make it believable, even to yourself. Which… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
“You wake in the morning, you’re feeling fine, but all at once you think, “Something’s not right. Something’s off somewhere; what is it?” And… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
“...that was Julian for you: reckless. A dashing sailor, a speedy driver, a frequenter of single bars, he was the kind of man who… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
“Disaster followed disaster... the hero stuck in there, though. Macon had long ago noticed that all adventure movies had the same moral: Perseverance pays.… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
It struck her all at once that dealing with other human beings was an awful lot of work. — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
“Justine hated pantsuits. Whenever she saw one, she had an urge to tell the owner some scandalous fortune, loudly enough to be heard everywhere:… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
