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Anne Tyler Quotes

It seems to me that good novels celebrate the mystery in ordinary life, and summing it all up in psychological terms strips the mystery away Picture Quote #1

I didn’t really choose to write; I more or less fell into it Picture Quote #1

I remember leaving the hospital - thinking, ‘Wait, are they going to let me just walk off with him? I don’t know beans about babies! I don’t have a license to do this.’ We’re just amateurs Picture Quote #1

I would advise any beginning writer to write the first drafts as if no one else will ever read them - without a thought about publication - and only in the last draft to consider how the work will look from the outside Picture Quote #1

I’m beginning to think that maybe it’s not just how much you love someone. Maybe what matters is who you are when you’re with them Picture Quote #1

But I don’t think people take bad advice. They’ve got intuition too, you know. In fact I’d be surprised if they take any advice at all Picture Quote #1

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In real life I avoid all parties altogether, but on paper I can mingle with the best of them Picture Quote #1

If I waited till I felt like writing, I’d never write at all Picture Quote #1

You think we’re a family,’ Cody said, turning back. ‘You think we’re some jolly, situation-comedy family when we’re in particles, torn apart, torn all over the place, and our mother was a witch Picture Quote #1

I’ve always enjoyed studying the small clues that indicate a particular class level Picture Quote #1

People always call it luck when you’ve acted more sensibly than they have Picture Quote #1

... it’s closeness that does you in. Never get too close to people, son Picture Quote #1

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While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put Picture Quote #1

I hated childhood, and spent it sitting behind a book waiting for adulthood to arrive Picture Quote #1

He wished he had inhabited more of his life, used it better, filled it fuller Picture Quote #1

Now peculiar scraps of knowledge were stuck to him like lint from all his jobs Picture Quote #1

$Farmers are patient men. They got to be. Got to see those seeds come up week by week, fraction by fraction, and sweat it out for some days not knowing yet is it weeds or vegetables Picture Quote #1$

But if you never did anything you couldn’t undo you’d end up doing nothing at all Picture Quote #1

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Odd how clear it suddenly became, once a person had died, that the body was the very least of him Picture Quote #1

It struck her all at once that dealing with other human beings was an awful lot of work Picture Quote #1

She thinks the people she loves are better than they really are, and so then she starts changing things around to suit her view of them Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I don’t know what takes more courage: surviving a lifelong endurance test because you once made a promise or breaking free, disrupting all your world Picture Quote #1

View your burden as a gift. It’s the theme that has been given you to work with. Accept that and lean into it Picture Quote #1

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It’s true that writing is 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 Picture Quote #1

Once your mind is caught on the right snag, there’s nothing so hard about the mechanics of writing Picture Quote #1

It’s like the grief has been covered over with some kind of blanket. It’s still there, but the sharpest edges are.. muffled, sort of. Then, ever now and then, I lift the corner of the blanket just to check, and.. whoa! Like a knife! I’m not sure that will ever change Picture Quote #1

I was standing in the schoolyard waiting for a child when another mother came up to me. Have you found work yet? she asked. Or are you still just writing? Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

She worded it a bit strongly, but I do find myself more and more struck by the differences between the sexes. To put it another way: All marriages are mixed marriages Picture Quote #1

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It seems to me that good novels celebrate the mystery in ordinary life, and summing it all up in psychological terms strips the mystery away. (Anne Tyler Quotes) I didn’t really choose to write; I more or less fell into it (Anne Tyler Quotes) I remember leaving the hospital - thinking, ‘Wait, are they going to let me just walk off with him? I don’t know beans about babies! I don’t have a license to do this.’ We’re just amateurs (Anne Tyler Quotes) I would advise any beginning writer to write the first drafts as if no one else will ever read them - without a thought about publication - and only in the last draft to consider how the work will look from the outside. (Anne Tyler Quotes) I’m beginning to think that maybe it’s not just how much you love someone. Maybe what matters is who you are when you’re with them. (Anne Tyler Quotes) But I don’t think people take bad advice. They’ve got intuition too, you know. In fact I’d be surprised if they take any advice at all. (Anne Tyler Quotes) In real life I avoid all parties altogether, but on paper I can mingle with the best of them (Anne Tyler Quotes) If I waited till I felt like writing, I’d never write at all (Anne Tyler Quotes) You think we’re a family,’ Cody said, turning back. ‘You think we’re some jolly, situation-comedy family when we’re in particles, torn apart, torn all over the place, and our mother was a witch (Anne Tyler Quotes) I’ve always enjoyed studying the small clues that indicate a particular class level (Anne Tyler Quotes) People always call it luck when you’ve acted more sensibly than they have (Anne Tyler Quotes) ... it’s closeness that does you in. Never get too close to people, son (Anne Tyler Quotes) While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put (Anne Tyler Quotes) I hated childhood, and spent it sitting behind a book waiting for adulthood to arrive (Anne Tyler Quotes) He wished he had inhabited more of his life, used it better, filled it fuller (Anne Tyler Quotes) Now peculiar scraps of knowledge were stuck to him like lint from all his jobs (Anne Tyler Quotes) Farmers are patient men. They got to be. Got to see those seeds come up week by week, fraction by fraction, and sweat it out for some days not knowing yet is it weeds or vegetables (Anne Tyler Quotes) But if you never did anything you couldn’t undo you’d end up doing nothing at all (Anne Tyler Quotes) Odd how clear it suddenly became, once a person had died, that the body was the very least of him (Anne Tyler Quotes) It struck her all at once that dealing with other human beings was an awful lot of work (Anne Tyler Quotes) She thinks the people she loves are better than they really are, and so then she starts changing things around to suit her view of them (Anne Tyler Quotes) 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 Quotes) I don’t know what takes more courage: surviving a lifelong endurance test because you once made a promise or breaking free, disrupting all your world (Anne Tyler Quotes) View your burden as a gift. It’s the theme that has been given you to work with. Accept that and lean into it (Anne Tyler Quotes) It’s true that writing is 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 Quotes) Once your mind is caught on the right snag, there’s nothing so hard about the mechanics of writing (Anne Tyler Quotes) It’s like the grief has been covered over with some kind of blanket. It’s still there, but the sharpest edges are.. muffled, sort of. Then, ever now and then, I lift the corner of the blanket just to check, and.. whoa! Like a knife! I’m not sure that will ever change (Anne Tyler Quotes) I was standing in the schoolyard waiting for a child when another mother came up to me. Have you found work yet? she asked. Or are you still just writing? (Anne Tyler Quotes) 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 Quotes) She worded it a bit strongly, but I do find myself more and more struck by the differences between the sexes. To put it another way: All marriages are mixed marriages (Anne Tyler Quotes)

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