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Anne Enright Quotes

One of the reasons I write is I like being surprised Picture Quote #1

Here we go again. Always a few drinks, but sometimes even sober, we play the unhappiness game; endlessly round and round. Ding dong. Tighter and tighter. On and on. Push me pull you. Come here and I’ll tell you how much I hate you. Hang on a minute while I leave you. All the while we know we are missing the point, whatever the point used to be Picture Quote #1

And, in fact, this is the tale that I would love to write: history is such a romantic place, with its jarveys and urchins and side-buttoned boots. If it would just stay still, I think, and settle down. If it would just stop sliding around in my head Picture Quote #1

I find being Irish quite a wearing thing. It takes so much work because it is a social construction. People think you are going to be this, this, and this Picture Quote #1

I do wish I could write like some of the American women, who can be clever and heartfelt and hopeful; people like Lorrie Moore and Jennifer Egan. But Ireland messed me up too much, I think, so I can’t Picture Quote #1

I’ve heard people, usually writers, say that no one wrote a great book after winning the Booker, but I honestly did not feel any big pressure. ‘The Gathering’ did hang over me in that it was darker than I thought at the time Picture Quote #1

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If you grow up in Ireland and read books then you really are obliged to attempt your own some time. It is not exactly a choice. I still don’t know if I am a writer. Believe me, there are days when I have my doubts Picture Quote #1

You write a book and you finish the book. That’s your job done, right? You win the Booker and you have a whole new job. You have to be the thing, right? So instead of writing the story, you somehow are the story. And that I found that sort of terrible Picture Quote #1

There are little thoughts in your head that can grow until they eat your entire mind. Just tiny little thoughts--they are like a cancer, there is no telling what triggers the spread, or who will be struck, and why some get it and others are spared Picture Quote #1

Naming is nice. It took me days before I was able to speak a name for my first child (what if people did not like it?), and I suspect we gave her a secret, second name as well, to keep her safe Picture Quote #1

I think it’s very important to write a demythologized woman character. My characters are flawed. They are no better than they should be Picture Quote #1

Recently I read the stories I wrote in my early 20s, to put in a volume. And here is this brittle young woman, writing about marriage as, not the worst thing, but the most boring thing that could happen to a person. Now I think I was wrong. I like to be proven wrong Picture Quote #1

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When I’m working, I’m not so much disciplined as obsessive. I have this feeling that I need to clear everything away and get this down Picture Quote #1

Having kids is very difficult to do on your own, and it’s really crazy difficult to think you’re doing it as a team and to find out that you’re not actually part of a team Picture Quote #1

A novel is written not to be judged, but experienced Picture Quote #1

The truth. The dead want nothing else. It is the only thing that they require Picture Quote #1

It is very hard to trace the effect of words on a life Picture Quote #1

People do not change, they are merely revealed Picture Quote #1

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I have no place left to live but in my own heart Picture Quote #1

I am interested in silences Picture Quote #1

Only bad writers think that their work is really good Picture Quote #1

Nothing had happened yet in my life except the need to get out of it Picture Quote #1

Try to be accurate about stuff Picture Quote #1

Writing is not my problem, it is my solution Picture Quote #1

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Having kids is very difficult to do on your own, and it’s really crazy difficult to think you’re doing it as a team and to find out that you’re not actually part of a team Picture Quote #1

Story is about pulling the reader in and a plot is a more externalized mechanism of revelation. A plot is more antic, more performative, and less intimate. When you’re telling a story you’re telling it into someone’s ear Picture Quote #1

People think motherhood involves a lot of domestic labor, and it doesn’t. It involves being nice to your children as often as possible. That’s part of my trick. I don’t have that anxiety about meeting their needs Picture Quote #1

My kids are supposed to live till they are one hundred. You don’t have to have a perfect house or a perfect relationship with your child or a perfect child, and you yourself do not have to be perfect Picture Quote #1

People whose lives are upside down often read fiction. When you’re not sure where you’ll end up or how you are going to be, and you’re looking for some way forward, fiction is a great friend Picture Quote #1

When you find yourself alone, or in a transition, you dream more. These are also the times when you read books Picture Quote #1

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One of the reasons I write is I like being surprised (Anne Enright Quotes) Here we go again. Always a few drinks, but sometimes even sober, we play the unhappiness game; endlessly round and round. Ding dong. Tighter and tighter. On and on. Push me pull you. Come here and I’ll tell you how much I hate you. Hang on a minute while I leave you. All the while we know we are missing the point, whatever the point used to be. (Anne Enright Quotes) And, in fact, this is the tale that I would love to write: history is such a romantic place, with its jarveys and urchins and side-buttoned boots. If it would just stay still, I think, and settle down. If it would just stop sliding around in my head (Anne Enright Quotes) I find being Irish quite a wearing thing. It takes so much work because it is a social construction. People think you are going to be this, this, and this (Anne Enright Quotes) I do wish I could write like some of the American women, who can be clever and heartfelt and hopeful; people like Lorrie Moore and Jennifer Egan. But Ireland messed me up too much, I think, so I can’t (Anne Enright Quotes) I’ve heard people, usually writers, say that no one wrote a great book after winning the Booker, but I honestly did not feel any big pressure. ‘The Gathering’ did hang over me in that it was darker than I thought at the time (Anne Enright Quotes) If you grow up in Ireland and read books then you really are obliged to attempt your own some time. It is not exactly a choice. I still don’t know if I am a writer. Believe me, there are days when I have my doubts (Anne Enright Quotes) You write a book and you finish the book. That’s your job done, right? You win the Booker and you have a whole new job. You have to be the thing, right? So instead of writing the story, you somehow are the story. And that I found that sort of terrible (Anne Enright Quotes) There are little thoughts in your head that can grow until they eat your entire mind. Just tiny little thoughts--they are like a cancer, there is no telling what triggers the spread, or who will be struck, and why some get it and others are spared (Anne Enright Quotes) Naming is nice. It took me days before I was able to speak a name for my first child (what if people did not like it?), and I suspect we gave her a secret, second name as well, to keep her safe (Anne Enright Quotes) I think it’s very important to write a demythologized woman character. My characters are flawed. They are no better than they should be. (Anne Enright Quotes) Recently I read the stories I wrote in my early 20s, to put in a volume. And here is this brittle young woman, writing about marriage as, not the worst thing, but the most boring thing that could happen to a person. Now I think I was wrong. I like to be proven wrong. (Anne Enright Quotes) When I’m working, I’m not so much disciplined as obsessive. I have this feeling that I need to clear everything away and get this down. (Anne Enright Quotes) Having kids is very difficult to do on your own, and it’s really crazy difficult to think you’re doing it as a team and to find out that you’re not actually part of a team. (Anne Enright Quotes) A novel is written not to be judged, but experienced (Anne Enright Quotes) The truth. The dead want nothing else. It is the only thing that they require (Anne Enright Quotes) It is very hard to trace the effect of words on a life (Anne Enright Quotes) People do not change, they are merely revealed (Anne Enright Quotes) I have no place left to live but in my own heart (Anne Enright Quotes) I am interested in silences (Anne Enright Quotes) Only bad writers think that their work is really good (Anne Enright Quotes) Nothing had happened yet in my life except the need to get out of it (Anne Enright Quotes) Try to be accurate about stuff (Anne Enright Quotes) Writing is not my problem, it is my solution (Anne Enright Quotes) Having kids is very difficult to do on your own, and it’s really crazy difficult to think you’re doing it as a team and to find out that you’re not actually part of a team (Anne Enright Quotes) Story is about pulling the reader in and a plot is a more externalized mechanism of revelation. A plot is more antic, more performative, and less intimate. When you’re telling a story you’re telling it into someone’s ear (Anne Enright Quotes) People think motherhood involves a lot of domestic labor, and it doesn’t. It involves being nice to your children as often as possible. That’s part of my trick. I don’t have that anxiety about meeting their needs (Anne Enright Quotes) My kids are supposed to live till they are one hundred. You don’t have to have a perfect house or a perfect relationship with your child or a perfect child, and you yourself do not have to be perfect (Anne Enright Quotes) People whose lives are upside down often read fiction. When you’re not sure where you’ll end up or how you are going to be, and you’re looking for some way forward, fiction is a great friend (Anne Enright Quotes) When you find yourself alone, or in a transition, you dream more. These are also the times when you read books (Anne Enright Quotes)

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