A good novel is an out-of-self experience. It lifts you off the ground so that you have the sensation of flying. It… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
The old adage is, 'Write what you know.' But if you only do that, your work becomes claustrophobic. I say, 'Write what… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
I'm not a believer that you have to write every day. If I felt industrious, I'd spend ten hours a week writing.… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
Winter sports aren't my thing. You can have your boards and blades and your glacier-gripping cleats: My feet prefer to negotiate the… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
I don't see how you can write well if you're not reading well at the same time. I think the only risk… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
There are very few works of fiction that take you inside the heads of all characters. I tell my writing students that… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
The best booksellers are like trustworthy pushers: Whatever they're dealing, you take it. — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
Virginia Woolf was wrong. You do not need a room of your own to write. — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
To me, stretching the capabilities of my imagination is a crucial aspect of writing fiction; you could think of it as a… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
That's why you can't be a true Yankee without winter: because all the best pleasures are earned - the fire, the fried… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I am not opposed to e-readers. Any technology that encourages the reading of literature is a good thing. — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
Call me territorial or narcissistic, but I avoid novels about people who share my vocation. — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
