Best Julia Glass Quotes
- I continue to shun, in a very curmudgeonly fashion, things like Twitter and Facebook. Continue
- I love it when I start a book that is so good that all I want to do is get back to my own writing,… All
- I do gravitate toward 19th century writers, and I never mind being compared with some of the most memorable writers from that era. I mean,… Absolute
- Call me territorial or narcissistic, but I avoid novels about people who share my vocation. Avoid
- All the best novels are about one thing: how we go on. The characters must survive the fallout of their own cowardice, folly, denial or… All
- Chemotherapy can be a long, tough haul - for me, it went on for six months - and the best doctors and nurses become, if… Best
- A fine memoir is to a fine novel as a well-wrought blanket is to a fancifully embroidered patchwork quilt. The memoir, a logical creation, dissects… All
- Sometimes the writing leads to the revelations, not the other way around. Leads
- Nothing teaches great writing like the very best books do. Yet, good teachers often help students cross that bridge, and I have to say that… Best
- From fifth grade on, I worked at our public library. The pay, a pittance, was almost superfluous. All through high school, I looked forward to… All
- As a writer of fiction, I spend my days inventing real lives for make-believe people; what I create can only seem real. Believe
- My love of books - not just of their tactile pleasures but of their astonishing variety - was born in a book-filled house; my father… Astonishing
- Somewhat sadly, the survival of many bookstores now depends on selling merchandise other than books. Books
- I am not opposed to e-readers. Any technology that encourages the reading of literature is a good thing. Any