"Isn't a memorial service meant to comfort the…" — Anne Tyler
"Isn't a memorial service meant to comfort the living?"
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99 Quotes by Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler has 99 quotes on this site.
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I don't type [when I write] because . . . I often have the feeling that everything flows directly from…
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Once your mind is caught on the right snag, there's nothing so hard about the mechanics of writing.
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Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does to people, how it can…
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None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages of my life - motherhood,…
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It's true that writing is a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of…
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I didn't really choose to write; I more or less fell into it.
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I can never tell ahead of time which book will give me trouble - some balk every step of the…
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I do write long, long character notes - family background, history, details of appearance - much more than will ever…
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But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or one that I read -…
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And I am interested in the fact that class is very much a factor in America, even though it's not…
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I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't have to wonder about my characters ever…
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I don't want to say I hear voices; well, actually I do hear voices, but I don't think it's supernatural.…
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More Comfort Quotes
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In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief;…
— Aristotle
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When I was growing up, the men in my life were abusive; women were the ones I ran to for…
— Kevyn Aucoin
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Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
— Isaac Asimov
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There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.
— Jane Austen
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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it…
— Teresa of Avila
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Discontent with this world gives such a painful longing to quit it that, if the heart finds comfort, it is…
— Teresa of Avila
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Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.
— Francis Bacon
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Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all…
— Saint Basil
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I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.
— Simone de Beauvoir
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He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day…
— Joseph Addison
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I like looking nice, but I always put comfort over fashion. I don't find thin girls attractive; be happy and…
— Adele
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Prayer in the hour of need is a great boon. From simple trials to our Gethsemanes, prayer - persistent prayer…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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