"I forget a book as soon as I……" — Anne Tyler

"I forget a book as soon as I finish writing it, which is not always a good thing"

A Good Thing Quotes Always Quotes Book Quotes Finish Quotes Finish Writing Quotes Forget Quotes Good Quotes Good Thing Quotes Good Things Quotes I Finish Quotes I Forget Quotes Soon Quotes Thing Quotes Which Quotes Writing Quotes

99 Quotes by Anne Tyler

Anne Tyler has 99 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

I don't type [when I write] because . . . I often have the feeling that everything flows directly from…
Once your mind is caught on the right snag, there's nothing so hard about the mechanics of writing.
Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does to people, how it can…
None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages of my life - motherhood,…
It's true that writing is a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of…
I didn't really choose to write; I more or less fell into it.
I can never tell ahead of time which book will give me trouble - some balk every step of the…
I do write long, long character notes - family background, history, details of appearance - much more than will ever…
But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or one that I read -…
And I am interested in the fact that class is very much a factor in America, even though it's not…
I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't have to wonder about my characters ever…
I don't want to say I hear voices; well, actually I do hear voices, but I don't think it's supernatural.…

See all 99 quotes by Anne Tyler »

More Book Quotes

This quote is filed under Book Quotes, one of 14,007 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

High thoughts must have high language. — Aristophanes
I was never really a comic-book fanatic. — J. J. Abrams
When it comes to the point where you occasionally look forward to being in prison on the basis that you… — Julian Assange
Films and television and even comic books are churning out vast quantities of fictional narratives, and the public continues to… — Paul Auster
I'm not a comic book guy at all. — Darren Aronofsky
I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is… — Isaac Asimov
I'd never heard of the 'Lord of the Rings', actually. So I went to the bookstore and there it was,… — Sean Astin
The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except… — David Attenborough
I have a big following among the biogeeks of this world. Nobody ever puts them in books. — Margaret Atwood
Once you publish a book, it is out of your control. You cannot dictate how people read it. — Margaret Atwood
Writers and books are cheap dates, especially when you compare the cost of a book with a ticket to the… — Margaret Atwood
Our generation in the west was lucky: we had readymade gateways. We had books, paper, teachers, schools and libraries. But… — Margaret Atwood

See all 14,007 Book Quotes »