“I think I was born with the impression that what happened in books was much more reasonable, and interesting, and real, in some ways, than what happened in life.” ThinkingWayBookRealBornInterestingHappenedImpressionReasonable Author:Anne Tyler
“I hated childhood, and spent it sitting behind a book waiting for adulthood to arrive.” BookWaitingBehindsChildhoodSittingHatedAdulthood Author:Anne Tyler
“For me, writing something down was the only road out...I hated childhood, and spent it sitting behind a book waiting for adulthood to arrive. When I ran out of books I made up my own. At night, when I couldn't sleep, I made up stories in the dark.” WritingMadeBookStoriesNightWaitingDarkMy OwnSleepBehindsChildhoodSittingHatedRanAdulthoodMade Up Stories Author:Anne Tyler
“I can never tell ahead of time which book will give me trouble - some balk every step of the way, others seem to write themselves - but certainly the mechanics of writing, finding the time and the psychic space, are easier now that my children are grown.” WayGivingWritingChildrenI CanBookSeemsLiteratureSpaceStepsTroubleEasierFindingsGive MeMy ChildrenPsychicsMechanicEvery StepAhead Of Time Author:Anne Tyler
“I do write long, long character notes - family background, history, details of appearance - much more than will ever appear in the novel. I think this is what lifts a book from that early calculated, artificial stage.” ThinkingWritingLongBookCharacterLiteratureNovelStageNotesDetailsAppearanceBackgroundsLiftsArtificialFamily Background Author:Anne Tyler
“But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or one that I read - is transparency. I want the story to shine through. I don't want to think of the writer.” ThinkingWantWritingBookStoriesLiteratureShiningTransparency Author:Anne Tyler
“I forget a book as soon as I finish writing it, which is not always a good thing” WritingBookLiteratureForgetGood Things Author:Anne Tyler
