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Ann Patchett, born on December 2, 1963, is a renowned American author. Her works are known for their profound character development and engaging storytelling, earning her numerous literary awards and the admiration of readers worldwide.

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Famous Ann Patchett Quotes

“Part of what I love about novels and dogs is that they are so beautifully oblivious to economic concerns. We serve them, and in return they thrive. It's not their responsibility to figure out where the rent is coming from.”

Humor Novel

Book:This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

Source: This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

“reading is a private act, private even from the person who wrote the book. Once the novel is out there, the author is beside the point. The reader and the book have their own relationship now, and should be left alone to work things out for themselves.”

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Book:This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

Source: This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

“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.”

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Author:Ann Patchett

“My novels are very much the same, as I think many people's novels are.”

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Author:Ann Patchett

“My novels are very much the same, as I think many people's novels are. No matter how hard I try to do otherwise, the books always wind up being "a group of strangers are thrown together by circumstance and form a society."”

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Author:Ann Patchett

“Reading fiction is important. It is a vital means of imagining a life other than our own, which in turn makes us more empathetic beings. Following complex story lines stretches our brains beyond the 140 characters of sound-bite thinking, and staying within the world of a novel gives us the ability to be quiet and alone, two skills that are disappearing faster than the polar icecaps.”

“I was very influenced by The Magic Mountain. It's a book that had a huge impact on me. I loved that as a shape for a novel: put a bunch of people in a beautiful place, give them all tuberculosis, make them all stay in a fur sleeping bag for several years and see what happens.”

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Author:Ann Patchett

“Staying within the world of a novel gives us the ability to be quiet and alone, two skills that are disappearing faster than the polar icecaps.”

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“When well told, a story captured the subtle movement of change. If a novel was a map of a country, a story was the bright silver pin that marked the crossroads.”

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Author:Ann Patchett

About the Author

Born: December 2, 1963
Known for: Author
Quotes: 244

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