Time Quote by Debra Dean

“Whatever we know as children, this is the world, eaten whole and without question.”

— Debra Dean

“What is heartbreaking is that there is still beauty in the world.”

— Debra Dean

I kept writing short stories and sending out my manuscript, and it kept coming back like a bad penny. It was rejected all over…

— Debra Dean

That requires quite an imaginative leap because it's hard for me to imagine that my biography would be of much interest to anyone, and…

— Debra Dean

“Whatever is eating her brain consumes only the fresher memories, the unripe moments”

— Debra Dean

With the historical fictions, I was already doing so much research, and so much of the stories was anchored by historical truth that the…

— Debra Dean

Whatever one may say about the perils of workshops, they help writers internalize an awareness of audience.

— Debra Dean

Peculiar as I was, and remain, I was trained to be practical. I'm still amazed at the radical temerity of my friends, you included,…

— Debra Dean

Unless you're Stephen King or Joyce Carol Oates, no one's going to recognize you on the street, and you're promoting your book, not yourself.

— Debra Dean

I tell my students, if you're interested in marine biology or llama farming, follow that string. Yes, it will probably take you a longer…

— Debra Dean

Along the way, I've worked as a waitress, I've done phone surveys, and worked as a receptionist, and for the last twenty years I've…

— Debra Dean

“He nods solemnly and repeats the stock response of the Housing Committee whenever they address the perpetual shortage of apartments in Leningrad. “Privacy is…

— Debra Dean