"While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling……" — Anne Tyler
"While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put."
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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 Armchair Quotes
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one of 40 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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One man has discovered that by running there is no need to meditate, just by running meditation happens. He must…
— Rajneesh
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Art should be something like a good armchair in which to rest from physical fatigue.
— Henri Matisse
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After Daskalos returned to his armchair and was getting ready to continue our discussion I asked him whether the affliction…
— Kyriacos C. Markides
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Conversion is not putting a man in an armchair and taking him easily to heaven. It is the beginning of…
— J C Ryle
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M. J. Putney has created true magic with this book, the kind that comes when you curl up in a…
— Catherine Asaro
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From a distance, everyone will be able to read text, enlarged and limited to the desired subject, projected on an…
— Paul Otlet
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It's in the kitchen that confidences are exchanged, that family life takes place; it's among the remains of a meal…
— Benoite Groult
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Only armchair politicians are immune from committing mistakes. Errors are inherent in political action.
— Nelson Mandela
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I have now and again tried to imagine the perfect environment, the ideal conditions for reading: A worn leather armchair…
— Michael Dirda
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It is my dream to create an art which is filled with balance, purity and calmness, freed from a subject…
— Henri Matisse
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Joe Calzaghe is next. If he gets himself out that armchair, gets himself back in the gym, let's have a…
— Carl Froch
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Armchair warriors often fail - and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales
— Don Henley
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