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Anne Tyler quotes

American Novelist October 25, 1941

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Anne Tyler quote: "People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly..."
People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have. Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler quote: "My writing day has grown shorter as I've aged, although it..."
My writing day has grown shorter as I've aged, although it seems to produce the same number of pages. Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler quote: "I'm falling into disrepair"
I'm falling into disrepair Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler quote: "it's closeness that does you in. Never get too close to..."
...it's closeness that does you in. Never get too close to people, son. Anne Tyler
It's true that it's a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of imaginary characters can offer once you get to know them. Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler quote: "The hardest novel to write was Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant."
The hardest novel to write was Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant. Anne Tyler
They were like people who run to meet, holding out their arms, but their aim is wrong; they pass each other and keep running. Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler quote: "But his study was so dim and close, and it gave off the salty..."
But his study was so dim and close, and it gave off the salty inky smell of mental fidgeting. Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler quote: "I've never quite believed that one chance is all I get"
I've never quite believed that one chance is all I get Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler quote: "I didn't really choose to write; I more or less fell into it."
I didn't really choose to write; I more or less fell into it. Anne Tyler
When she went out to the kitchen, I knew she would be getting her Triscuits. That was what she had for her snack at the end of every workday: six Triscuits exactly, because six was the "serving size" listed on the box. She showed a slavish devotion to the concept of a recommended serving size.... Anne Tyler
I used to toy with the notion that when we die we find out what our lives have amounted to, finally. I'd never imagined that we could find that out when somebody else dies. Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler quote: "Either she was admirably at ease anywhere or she suffered from..."
Either she was admirably at ease anywhere or she suffered from a total lack of discrimination; Liam couldn't decide which. Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler quote: "And I am interested in the fact that class is very much a..."
And I am interested in the fact that class is very much a factor in America, even though it's not supposed to be. Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler quote: "People who hadn't suffered a loss yet struck me as not quite..."
People who hadn't suffered a loss yet struck me as not quite grown up. Anne Tyler

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