Books Quote by Carolyn See

“Finally, it was the city that held us, the city they said had no center, that all of us had come to from all…

— Carolyn See

A great novelist must open the reader's heart, allow the reader to remember the vastness and glory -- and shame and shabbiness -- of…

— Carolyn See

“Everyone in the world should read this book... We should read it to learn about the world and what it means to be human. ”

— Carolyn See

I don't know what people think they're trying to do with literary novels, but they're trying to do something. They're trying to change the…

— Carolyn See

I figure 1000 words a day, or four pages, and sometimes I'll write more, but I'll try not to. Because I think you don't…

— Carolyn See

I notice that I only publish once every four years. It takes a couple of years to write a book and then, for me,…

— Carolyn See

Women want a family life that glitters and is stable. They don't want some lump spouse watching ice hockey in the late hours of…

— Carolyn See

It's my experience that you first feel the impulse to write in your chest. It's like falling in love, only more so. It feels…

— Carolyn See

Reality is when you pay the rent. Get caught in traffic or your car breaks down. Really it's an AM/FM sort of thing. You've…

— Carolyn See

Every word a woman writes changes the story of the world, revises the official version.

— Carolyn See

“Wake up! Keep waking up! Wake up more and more often!”

— Carolyn See

I'm absolutely not an athletic person, but I used to be married to a runner. He would say that, especially in long-distance races, you…

— Carolyn See