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Anne Tyler quotes

American Novelist October 25, 1941

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Anne Tyler quote: "This is a specific person, do you understand? Not just some..."
This is a specific person, do you understand? Not just some patient. I want to make sure you realize that. Anne Tyler
People like Eunice just never had quite figured out how to get along in the world. They might be perfectly intelligent, but they were subject to speckles and flushes; their purses resembled wastepaper baskets; they stepped on their own skirts. Anne Tyler
Ever consider what pets must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul - chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth! Anne Tyler
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 it's just that when characters are given enough texture and backbone, then lo and behold, they stand on their own. Anne Tyler
Not until the final draft do I force myself to remember that I'm going to have to think about how it will affect other people. Anne Tyler
I just want to be told a story, and I want to believe I'm living that story, and I don't give a thought to influences or method or any other writerly concerns. Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler quote: "I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I..."
I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I have a superstition about examining it too closely. Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler quote: "I've always enjoyed studying the small clues that indicate a..."
I've always enjoyed studying the small clues that indicate a particular class level. Anne Tyler
He was wondering if there was some cryptic, cultish mark on his door that told all the crazy people he'd have trouble saying no. Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler quote: "When I read, I'm purely a reader."
When I read, I'm purely a reader. Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler quote: "At most I'll spend three or four hours daily, sometimes less."
At most I'll spend three or four hours daily, sometimes less. Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler quote: "It was Serena who'd said that motherhood was much too hard..."
It was Serena who'd said that motherhood was much too hard and, when you got right down to it, perhaps not worth the effort. Anne Tyler
I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking the events into chapters, and then reams of pages delving into my characters. After that, I'm ready to begin. Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler quote: "I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't..."
I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't have to wonder about my characters ever again. Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler quote: "For me, writing something down was the only road out."
For me, writing something down was the only road out. Anne Tyler

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