Nothing teaches great writing like the very best books do. Yet, good teachers often help students cross that bridge, and I have… — Julia Glass Best Copy Share Image
In every novel, I write about something - a place, an experience, an emotion - with which I'm intimately familiar, but it's… — Julia Glass About Copy Share Image
In my head, at least, the business of spinning stories has no closing time. Twists in my characters' lives, glimpses of their… — Julia Glass Arrive Copy Share Image
I am not opposed to e-readers. Any technology that encourages the reading of literature is a good thing. — Julia Glass A good thing Copy Share Image
A good novel is an out-of-self experience. It lifts you off the ground so that you have the sensation of flying. It… — Julia Glass Around Copy Share Image
“Some might have referred to Vince, Buck and Calvin as "ordinary fellows" or "salt of the earth". Such terms are merely code… — Julia Glass Insightful Copy Share Image
Call me territorial or narcissistic, but I avoid novels about people who share my vocation. — Julia Glass About Copy Share Image
Now is almost always the better choice. You never know about later. — Julia Glass Choices Copy Share Image
“On Thursday, the sandwiches Greenie made were pork tenderloins with chipotle mustard, the soup a puree of beets and pears with Beaujolais… — Julia Glass Dessert Copy Share Image
Most inexperienced cooks believe, mistakenly, that a fine cake is less challenging to produce than a fine souffle or mousse. I know,… — Julia Glass Balance Copy Share Image
I have struggled for decades now with the fear of and resistance to change - mostly in the realms of technology, transportation,… — Julia Glass Change Copy Share Image
“None of this Mad Mario showmanship- orange clogs and Bermuda shorts fit for Babar, sweetbreads garnished with squash blossoms stuffed with cheese… — Julia Glass Cookbook Copy Share Image
“Bet you did not know that in Mexico they call a Palomino an Isabella. Or that George Washington's warhorse was an Arab… — Julia Glass George w Copy Share Image
“Well, yes, there were quite a lot of books throughout, tumbling out of haphazardly placed bookshelves, stacked beneath chairs, beside beds, even… — Julia Glass Books Copy Share Image
From fifth grade on, I worked at our public library. The pay, a pittance, was almost superfluous. All through high school, I… — Julia Glass Almost Copy Share Image
“I’ve heard again and again— mostly from friends who’ve lost other friends to AIDS— that it’s essential to see the corpse of… — Julia Glass Friendship Copy Share Image
And then there's the personal question so many of Lassie's fans want to ask: Is he allowed on the furniture? Of course… — Julia Glass Asks Copy Share Image
“What, exactly, is a father if not a man who, once you’re grown and gone and out in the world making your… — Julia Glass Father Copy Share Image
I love it when I start a book that is so good that all I want to do is get back to… — Julia Glass Back Copy Share Image
“... we're all alive the day before we die ... but, how alive is another question.” — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
“I once knew this cellist, Miss Browning, A swan with whom I enjoyed clowning. But at night when she bloomed I felt… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
“It was Friday, so the farmers' market was in full autumnal swing, a sea of potted chrysanthemums and bushel after bushel of… — Julia Glass Autumn Copy Share Image
“When it comes to love, dogs make pretty steep competition for us people. And rightly so.” — Julia Glass Dog Copy Share Image
