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From Quotes by Anne Tyler
- I don't type [when I write] because . . . I often have the feeling that everything flows directly from my right hand.
- I do write long, long character notes - family background, history, details of appearance - much more than will ever appear in the novel. I…
- But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or one that I read - is transparency. I want the…
- I've always thought sleep was a wonderful invention. Not that being awake isn't nice too, of course. But when I get up in the morning,…
- Ever consider what pets must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul - chicken,…
- It seems to me that since I've had children, I've grown richer and deeper. They may have slowed down my writing for a while, but…
- I would advise any beginning writer to write the first drafts as if no one else will ever read them - without a thought about…
- It is very difficult to live among people you love and hold back from offering them advice.
- One sad thing about this world is that the acts that take the most out of you are usually the ones that people will never…
- 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…
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