“The tricky thing about being a writer, or about being any kind of artist, is that in addition to making art you also have to make a living.” KindArtArtistTricky Book:This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage Source: This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
“I have been accused of being a Pollyanna, but I think there are plenty of people dealing with the darker side of human nature, and if I am going to write about people who are kind and generous and loving and thoughtful, so what? In my life I have met astonishingly good people.” PeopleIfsThinkingWritingHumansKindHas BeensSidesHuman NatureMetsPlentyGenerousThoughtfulGood PeopleAccusedDarker SidePollyanna Author:Ann Patchett
“We have different kinds of intimacy with many, many people. I'm disappointed by well-written novels that only deal with two or three people.” PeopleWellsKindTwoDifferentThreeDealsNovelWrittenIntimacyDisappointedDifferent KindsWell Written Author:Ann Patchett
“Some people are born to make great art and others are born to appreciate it. … It is a kind of talent in itself, to be an audience, whether you are the spectator in the gallery or you are listening to the voice of the world's greatest soprano. Not everyone can be the artist. There have to be those who witness the art, who love and appreciate what they have been privileged to see.” PeopleWorldKindHas BeensArtArtistVoiceBornAudienceTalentListeningAppreciateWitnessPrivilegedGreat ArtSpectatorsGallerySopranos Author:Ann Patchett
“Our friendship was like our writing in some ways. It was the only thing that was interesting about our otherwise dull lives. We were better off when we were together. Together we were a small society of ambition and high ideals. We were tender and patient and kind. We were not like the world at all.” WorldWayWritingKindTogetherInterestingAmbitionIdealsPatientDullBetter OffDull Life Book:Truth and Beauty: A Friendship Source: Truth and Beauty: A Friendship
“The kind of love that offers its life so easily, so stupidly, is always the love that is not returned.” KindOffersKinds Of Love Author:Ann Patchett
“You can’t control what other people think about your art. Think about the part of yourself that you can control, which is your ability to be kind and loving and creative.” PeopleThinkingKindArtAbilityCreativeBe Kind Author:Ann Patchett
