I think authors like me are always struggling with the idea that they should have a brand and a Facebook author page… — Lynn Coady Always Copy Share Image
When a man tells a woman there is no chance of a formal, committed, long-term relationship, the only self-respecting response is to… — Lynn Coady Chance Copy Share Image
I would never have thought my collection of short stories would win the Giller. — Lynn Coady Never Copy Share Image
What I've learned is that you get better at writing by writing, and that 'youthful energy' will only get you so far. — Lynn Coady Better Copy Share Image
That's what fascinates me about these writers' retreats: You're in these small spaces with small groups of people, and all of the… — Lynn Coady About Copy Share Image
I'm always writing across the same themes. But with short stories, I'm doing something different than with novels. In some ways, they're… — Lynn Coady Always Copy Share Image
It’s so dangerous to idealize anything, or anyone, or any place, because it gives that thing or person or place a kind… — Lynn Coady Community Copy Share Image
I think, as writers, our first responsibility is to writing an honest story. Tell the story you want to tell, without pulling… — Lynn Coady I think Copy Share Image
Guys know how to read each other's signals. They know how to telegraph love for one another without throwing their arms around… — Lynn Coady Another Copy Share Image
Loneliness sucks. It's a slog. It feels wonderful and exhilarating when someone makes it go away. But love is a whole different… — Lynn Coady Ball game Copy Share Image
This is not necessarily the answer people want, but ultimately, I think writing is an amoral process. Your ultimate responsibility is to… — Lynn Coady Process Copy Share Image
No matter how committed a marriage, there will always be other people - those we have chemistry with and those we don't,… — Lynn Coady Chemistry Copy Share Image
Something I've always written about is social expectations: that the eyes of the community are on you all the time, expecting you… — Lynn Coady Community Copy Share Image
I'm trying to get at something a little transcendent between humans. But at the same time, there's all that baggage: What's beautiful… — Lynn Coady Beautiful Copy Share Image
We allow ourselves to unclench when we're home with our families, which is one of the truly wonderful advantages of human intimacy. — Lynn Coady Allow Copy Share Image
Now, as a writer, the whole world is your nail polish display, and what's more, you can help yourself. A thrilling, colourful… — Lynn Coady Beauty Copy Share Image
You know the actor's nightmare is getting up onstage and not being prepared? I think the writer's nightmare is giving a reading… — Lynn Coady Actor Copy Share Image
It's kind of sad, the way we've turned the entertainment of reading into a kind of psychic broccoli - something to feel… — Lynn Coady Children Copy Share Image
I'm no atheist - I'm lazy. I really do like hassle-free Sunday mornings. I have a problem with organized religion, so I've… — Lynn Coady Atheist Copy Share Image
“And thank you for not putting it in your book. And fuck you for not putting it in your book.” — Lynn Coady Book Copy Share Image
The novel, as a genre, was once considered a diversion every bit as frivolous as Facebook, but over the years, we've managed… — Lynn Coady Books Copy Share Image
“Of course, the bulk of these monoliths remains underwater. Hence the old "tip of the iceberg" saying. To mean: This is just… — Lynn Coady Tip of the iceberg Copy Share Image
No one expects the doormat to stand upright, shake itself off, and amble down the street to seek its own happiness. — Lynn Coady Happiness Copy Share Image
To buy dinner transmits that you feel time spent in your date's company has been a pleasure and a privilege. — Lynn Coady Business Copy Share Image
That's all small talk is - a quick way to connect on a human level - which is why it is by… — Lynn Coady Bad Copy Share Image
