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> [Quite a lot of people wanted me to write about my family, I suppose for fairly obvious reasons, and there was always something that would stop me, I thought they were asking me for the wrong motives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-tennant/quite-a-lot-of-people-wanted-me-to-write-about-my-family-i-suppose/)

[Emma Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-tennant/)

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## More by Emma Tennant

> [I didn't go to university; I hardly went to school, but I grew up among people well versed in Henry James and Proust, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-tennant/i-didn-t-go-to-university-i-hardly-went-to-school-but-i-grew-up-among/)

[Emma Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-tennant/)

> [The fascination of somebody with original creative gifts is something that's always drawn me. I get attached to them, but I can't call it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-tennant/the-fascination-of-somebody-with-original-creative-gifts-is-something/)

[Emma Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-tennant/)

> [I cannot remember a time when I was not interested in both gardening and painting. I must have been born with a trowel in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-tennant/i-cannot-remember-a-time-when-i-was-not-interested-in-both-gardening/)

[Emma Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-tennant/)

> [Because I am really interested in gardening, I do really interesting plants, not even always flowers. And because I have grown them, I really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-tennant/because-i-am-really-interested-in-gardening-i-do-really-interesting/)

[Emma Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-tennant/)

> [My life has really been about writing, though some think it's all about once having been in a ball dress and having an odd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-tennant/my-life-has-really-been-about-writing-though-some-think-it-s-all/)

[Emma Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-tennant/)

> [Like all women, I've had a pretty awful time in many ways, but it's always possible to either make a joke or find someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-tennant/like-all-women-i-ve-had-a-pretty-awful-time-in-many-ways-but-it-s/)

[Emma Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-tennant/)

> [Quite a lot of people wanted me to write about my family, I suppose for fairly obvious reasons, and there was always something that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-tennant/quite-a-lot-of-people-wanted-me-to-write-about-my-family-i-suppose/)

[Emma Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-tennant/)

> [When my father died in Greece, leaving my mother strapped, a cheque arrived next day from my Greek publishers who'd just bought two of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-tennant/when-my-father-died-in-greece-leaving-my-mother-strapped-a-cheque/)

[Emma Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-tennant/)

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