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Anne Tyler has 110 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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I don't type [when I write] because . . . I often have the feeling that everything flows directly from my right…
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Once your mind is caught on the right snag, there's nothing so hard about the mechanics of writing.
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Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does to people, how it can constitute a…
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None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages of my life - motherhood, middle age,…
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It's true that writing is a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of imaginary characters…
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I didn't really choose to write; I more or less fell into it.
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I can never tell ahead of time which book will give me trouble - some balk every step of the way, others…
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I do write long, long character notes - family background, history, details of appearance - much more than will ever appear in…
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But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or one that I read - is transparency.…
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And I am interested in the fact that class is very much a factor in America, even though it's not supposed to…
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I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't have to wonder about my characters ever again.
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I don't want to say I hear voices; well, actually I do hear voices, but I don't think it's supernatural. I think…
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Well, my deliberate opinion is - it's a jolly strange world.
— Arnold Bennett
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There, in the chords and melodies, is everything I want to say. The words just jolly it along. It's always been my…
— David Bowie
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The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.
— George Carlin
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Do not worry. Try to appear jolly and unconcerned. I have smiled often with the bases full with two strikes and three…
— Unknown Author
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O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stained With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit Beneath my shady roof; there…
— William Blake
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Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge, etc.
— Mason Cooley
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The man that isn't jolly after drinking is just a drivelling idiot, to my thinking.
— Euripides
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I can't think of a more wonderful thanksgiving for the life I have had than that everyone should be jolly at my…
— Lord Mountbatten
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It's been just a year since the RNC committed to revamp the way they help our candidates with its 'Growth and Opportunity…
— Karl Rove
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I wish I loved the Human Race; I wish I loved its silly face; I wish I liked the way it walks;…
— Walter Raleigh
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A film based on a jolly good John Grisham book is fine, but I like to get a bit under the skin
— Charlotte Rampling
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Of course, this is the season to be jolly, but it is also a good time to be thinking about those who…
— Helen Valentine
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