All Anne Tyler Quotes
- She was good at talking with young people. She seemed to view them as interesting foreigners. Foreigners
- Liam really enjoyed a good movie. He found it restful to watch people's conversations without being expected to join in. But he always felt sort… Always Felt
- There is no sound more peaceful than rain on the roof, if you're safe asleep in someone else's house. Asleep
- He was wondering if there was some cryptic, cultish mark on his door that told all the crazy people he'd have trouble saying no. All
- It is not how much you love someone, but who you are when you are with him. Funny
- When you have children, you're obligated to live. Children
- ...he thought of dying as a kind of adventure, something new that he hadn't yet experienced. Like an unusual vacation trip. Adventure
- You think we're a family,' Cody said, turning back. 'You think we're some jolly, situation-comedy family when we're in particles, torn apart, torn all over… All
- ...it's closeness that does you in. Never get too close to people, son. Close
- I mean you're given all these lessons for the unimportant things--piano-playing, typing. You're given years and years of lessons in how to balance equations, which… All
- It struck her all at once that dealing with other human beings was an awful lot of work. All
- It’s like the grief has been covered over with some kind of blanket. It’s still there, but the sharpest edges are .. muffled, sort of.… Been
- And she thought what a clean, simple life she would have led if it weren't for love. Clean
- People imagine that missing a loved one works kind of like missing cigarettes,' he said. 'The first day is really hard but the next day… Absence
- Bravest thing about people is how they go on loving mortal beings after finding out there's such a thing as dying. Beings
- There is no true life. Your true life is the one you end up with, whatever it may be. You just do the best you… Best
- I'm falling into disrepair Disrepair
- People who hadn't suffered a loss yet struck me as not quite grown up. Grown
- No couple buying wedding rings wants to be reminded that someday one of them will have to accept the other one's ring from a nurse… Accept
- The very thing that attracts you to someone can end up putting you off. Attracts
- While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put. Armchair
- For me, writing something down was the only road out. Down
- At most I'll spend three or four hours daily, sometimes less. Daily
- It's true that it's a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of imaginary characters can offer once you… Characters