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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

“People seem able to love their dogs with an unabashed acceptance that they rarely demonstrate with family or friends. The dogs do not disappointment them, or, if they do, the owners manages to forget about it quickly. I want to learn to love people like this, the way I love my dog, with pride and enthusiasm and a complete amnesia for faults. In short, to love others the way my dog loves me.”

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Author:Ann Patchett

“I love a large cast of characters. That's the way life is: it's flooded with people and we keep them all straight.”

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Author:Ann Patchett

“That's the way I work. I get it all plotted in my mind, and then I write it down.”

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Author:Ann Patchett

“I will go and speak at rotary clubs. I will go and speak at schools. I'm so much in the community, but in a way that I love. It's been such a positive thing.”

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Author:Ann Patchett

“I believe, in my better moments, that there is a plan and things go not the way we want them to but the way they should.”

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Book:The Patron Saint of Liars

Source: The Patron Saint of Liars

“It was all in my head and now all I had to do was figure out a way to get it down on paper.”

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Book:Truth and Beauty: A Friendship

Source: Truth and Beauty: A Friendship

“That was the way things worked. When you were looking for the big fight, the moment that you thought would knock everything over, nothing much happened at all.”

Way Moments Bigs Fighting Happened Life Changing Events

Book:The Patron Saint of Liars

Source: The Patron Saint of Liars

“Just because things hadn't gone the way I had planned didn't necessarily mean they had gone wrong.”

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Book:What Now?

Source: What Now?

“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.”

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Book:Truth and Beauty: A Friendship

Source: Truth and Beauty: A Friendship

“I will write my way into another life.”

Way Writing My Way Another Life

Book:Truth and Beauty: A Friendship

Source: Truth and Beauty: A Friendship

“There was no one clear point of loss. It happened over and over again in a thousand small ways and the only truth there was to learn was that there was no getting used to it.”

Way Used Loss Clear Happened Thousand State Of Wonder

Book:State of Wonder

Source: State of Wonder

“Praise and criticism seem to me to operate exactly on the same level. If you get a great review, it's really thrilling for about ten minutes. If you get a bad review, it's really crushing for ten minutes. Either way, you go on.”

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Author:Ann Patchett

“Time has a funny way of collapsing when you go back to a place you once loved. You find yourself thinking, I was kissed in that building, I climbed up that tree.”

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Book:What Now?

Source: What Now?

About the Author

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

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