Yes, I do sew. I started when I was around 8 or 9 and have been doing it off and on since then. — Ann Packer Around Copy Share Image
I write pretty much when I can. I used to be very particular about needing certain conditions for writing, but when I… — Ann Packer About Copy Share Image
Some weeks there's no writing, and some weeks are full of writing. — Ann Packer Full Copy Share Image
“She was one of those people who seemed to regard busyness as a contest you could win. p. 246” — Ann Packer Copy Share Image
I'm happy to see book clubs on TV. Talking about books has always been an important and invigorating part of reading them,… — Ann Packer About Copy Share Image
How much do we owe the people we love? Now I would add a follow-up question: How do we cope with the… — Ann Packer Add Copy Share Image
I did have imprinted on me the idea of trauma that changes things dramatically and suddenly. As a writer, I return to… — Ann Packer Again Copy Share Image
“It paid barely a living wage, but he stayed with it—gradually and in the end gratefully arriving at the point in life… — Ann Packer Aging Copy Share Image
“Such is the lot of the narcissist's child, to inherit her parent's umbrage over the world's indifference.” — Ann Packer Children Copy Share Image
“Lonely is a funny thing," she said slowly. "It's almost like another person. After a while, it'll keep you company if you'll… — Ann Packer Business Copy Share Image
“. . . if it was your fault, then you weren't powerless--you weren't at the mercy of stuff just happening." "Your always… — Ann Packer Compassion Copy Share Image
“Sarabeth wondered at the sheer energy it must have taken for her mother to be dissatisfied by so much. Her psyche was… — Ann Packer Parenting Copy Share Image
“Meaning bad isn't the issue. Meaning you do what you do. Not without consequences for other people, of course, sometimes very grave… — Ann Packer Choices Copy Share Image
