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Elizabeth Strout Quotes

I do write by hand. I just think - I don’t know, it’s a physical thing for me. It’s a bodily thing. It literally has to earn its way through my hand Picture Quote #1

I think, really, that the only way a person can open their heart to someone who is so much another is really by knowing them... whether that’s in a classroom, or a soccer team, or a food pantry, or any of those things. I mean, we’re kind of more alike than we are different Picture Quote #1

No exchange rate for the confidence of youth Picture Quote #1

Bullies are just frightened people Picture Quote #1

You surely know that in the course of a long marriage it is not unusual for a husband or a wife to develop a crush on someone else Picture Quote #1

I actually see myself in all my characters. In order to imagine what it feels like to be another person I have to use my own experiences and responses to the world Picture Quote #1

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I have to pay attention to what I have felt and observed, then push these responses to an extreme while keeping the story within the realm of being psychologically and emotionally true Picture Quote #1

But what could you do? Only keep going. People kept going; they had been doing it for thousands of years. You took the kindness offered, letting it seep as far in as it could go, and the remaining dark crevices you carried around with you, knowing that over time they might change into something almost bearable Picture Quote #1

She didn’t like to be alone. Even more, she didn’t like being with people. (148) Picture Quote #1

I don’t especially like to travel, not the way many people do. I know many people that love to go to far-off and different places, and I’ve never been like that. I seem to get homesick as quickly as a child Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to live in Maine full time, but the physical beauty is very striking. It is the exact opposite of New York. When you walk through my small town to get a cup of coffee, you bump into five people you know Picture Quote #1

In a way, I’m very interested in writing about Maine, because I think Maine represents its own kind of history. It’s the oldest state, and it’s the whitest state Picture Quote #1

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The fact of the matter is I always have a really high sense of responsibility to the reader, whether it’s a few readers that I get or a lot of readers, which I was lucky enough to get with ‘Olive.’ I feel responsible to them, to deliver something as truthful and straight as I can Picture Quote #1

I love the comfort of daily life’s routines: things like being able to read a paper on the subway. It’s no accident that my favourite word is ‘quotidian.’ Picture Quote #1

Pnin’ by Vladimir Nabokov, which is a literally small book, fit right in my common law book. I would sit in class and read it Picture Quote #1

Oh, I wish I organized my books. But I don’t. I’m not an organized person. The best I can do is put the books I really like in one sort of general area, and poetry in another Picture Quote #1

I like people a lot, but I am not comfortable in literary New York situations. There is deep anxiety and tension around success here. I don’t share problems I’m having about my work, and I think conversations around publishing are boring Picture Quote #1

I don’t think there’s anybody I write about who I don’t care for deeply in some way, no matter what their behavior is Picture Quote #1

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They had fun together these days, they really did. It was as if marriage had been a long, complicated meal, and now there was this lovely dessert Picture Quote #1

As a novelist, I like the contained drama and complexity of the courtroom, though I don’t watch those shows on TV. I prefer the hospital shows because I wanted to be a doctor Picture Quote #1

I’ve always been tremendously interested in criminal law. It goes to a deep interest I have in prisons and the criminal element, and what we do as a society with it. I’ve always been touched by the idea of criminality Picture Quote #1

You surely know that in the course of a long marriage it is not unusual for a husband or a wife to develop a crush on someone else Picture Quote #1

I love arranging the words and having them fall on the ear the right way, and you know you’re not quite there, and you’re redoing it and redoing it, and there’s a wonderful thrill to it. But it is hard. It’s a job of tremendous anxiety for me Picture Quote #1

I grew up on a dirt road in Maine, and pretty much everybody on that dirt road was related to me, and they were old. And so grumpy Picture Quote #1

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Each of his son’s had been his favorite child Picture Quote #1

The appetites of the body were private battles Picture Quote #1

Traits don’t change, states of mind do Picture Quote #1

The key to contentment was to never ask why; she had learned that long ago Picture Quote #1

I love theater. I love sitting in an audience and having the actors right there, playing out what it means to be a human being Picture Quote #1

It’s tremendously hard work. Yes, I love arranging the words and having them fall on the ear the right way and you know you’re not quite there and you’re redoing it and redoing it and there’s a wonderful thrill to it. But it is hard Picture Quote #1

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I do write by hand. I just think - I don’t know, it’s a physical thing for me. It’s a bodily thing. It literally has to earn its way through my hand (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) I think, really, that the only way a person can open their heart to someone who is so much another is really by knowing them... whether that’s in a classroom, or a soccer team, or a food pantry, or any of those things. I mean, we’re kind of more alike than we are different. (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) No exchange rate for the confidence of youth (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) Bullies are just frightened people (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) You surely know that in the course of a long marriage it is not unusual for a husband or a wife to develop a crush on someone else (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) I actually see myself in all my characters. In order to imagine what it feels like to be another person I have to use my own experiences and responses to the world (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) I have to pay attention to what I have felt and observed, then push these responses to an extreme while keeping the story within the realm of being psychologically and emotionally true (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) But what could you do? Only keep going. People kept going; they had been doing it for thousands of years. You took the kindness offered, letting it seep as far in as it could go, and the remaining dark crevices you carried around with you, knowing that over time they might change into something almost bearable (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) She didn’t like to be alone. Even more, she didn’t like being with people. (148) (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) I don’t especially like to travel, not the way many people do. I know many people that love to go to far-off and different places, and I’ve never been like that. I seem to get homesick as quickly as a child (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) I don’t want to live in Maine full time, but the physical beauty is very striking. It is the exact opposite of New York. When you walk through my small town to get a cup of coffee, you bump into five people you know (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) In a way, I’m very interested in writing about Maine, because I think Maine represents its own kind of history. It’s the oldest state, and it’s the whitest state (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) The fact of the matter is I always have a really high sense of responsibility to the reader, whether it’s a few readers that I get or a lot of readers, which I was lucky enough to get with ‘Olive.’ I feel responsible to them, to deliver something as truthful and straight as I can (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) I love the comfort of daily life’s routines: things like being able to read a paper on the subway. It’s no accident that my favourite word is ‘quotidian.’ (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) Pnin’ by Vladimir Nabokov, which is a literally small book, fit right in my common law book. I would sit in class and read it. (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) Oh, I wish I organized my books. But I don’t. I’m not an organized person. The best I can do is put the books I really like in one sort of general area, and poetry in another. (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) I like people a lot, but I am not comfortable in literary New York situations. There is deep anxiety and tension around success here. I don’t share problems I’m having about my work, and I think conversations around publishing are boring. (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) I don’t think there’s anybody I write about who I don’t care for deeply in some way, no matter what their behavior is. (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) They had fun together these days, they really did. It was as if marriage had been a long, complicated meal, and now there was this lovely dessert. (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) As a novelist, I like the contained drama and complexity of the courtroom, though I don’t watch those shows on TV. I prefer the hospital shows because I wanted to be a doctor. (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) I’ve always been tremendously interested in criminal law. It goes to a deep interest I have in prisons and the criminal element, and what we do as a society with it. I’ve always been touched by the idea of criminality. (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) You surely know that in the course of a long marriage it is not unusual for a husband or a wife to develop a crush on someone else. (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) I love arranging the words and having them fall on the ear the right way, and you know you’re not quite there, and you’re redoing it and redoing it, and there’s a wonderful thrill to it. But it is hard. It’s a job of tremendous anxiety for me. (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) I grew up on a dirt road in Maine, and pretty much everybody on that dirt road was related to me, and they were old. And so grumpy. (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) Each of his son’s had been his favorite child (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) The appetites of the body were private battles (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) Traits don’t change, states of mind do (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) The key to contentment was to never ask why; she had learned that long ago (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) I love theater. I love sitting in an audience and having the actors right there, playing out what it means to be a human being (Elizabeth Strout Quotes) It’s tremendously hard work. Yes, I love arranging the words and having them fall on the ear the right way and you know you’re not quite there and you’re redoing it and redoing it and there’s a wonderful thrill to it. But it is hard (Elizabeth Strout Quotes)

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