“We stay in the house so much because I am waiting for the telephone. I seem to be back in my teens, a period I thought I would never have to endure again: my life is spent hoping for things that only someone else can bring about.” SeemsLife IsHouseWaitingPeriodsEndureTeensTelephones Book:Celestial Navigation Source: Celestial Navigation
“It seems to me that since I've had children, I've grown richer and deeper. They may have slowed down my writing for a while, but when I did write, I had more of a self to speak from.” WritingMayChildrenSelfSeemsSpeakFamilyDeeperMotherhood 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
“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” SeemsTermNovelMysteryOrdinaryPsychologicalCelebrateOrdinary LifeCelebrate Life Author:Anne Tyler
“My writing day has grown shorter as I've aged, although it seems to produce the same number of pages.” WritingSeemsLiteratureNumbersProducePages Author:Anne Tyler
