“I write because I want more than one life; I insist on a wider selection. It’s greed, plain and simple. When my characters join the circus, I’m joining the circus. Although I’m happily married, I spent a great deal of time mentally living with incompatible husbands.” WantWritingCharacterSimpleDealsHusbandMarriedGreedSelectionCircusJoiningHappily MarriedPlain And Simple Author:Anne Tyler
“No couple buying wedding rings wants to be reminded that someday one of them will have to accept the other one's ring from a nurse or an undertaker.” WantAcceptingCoupleRingsBuyingSomedayNurseUndertakerWedding Ring 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 don't want to say I hear voices; well, actually I do hear voices, but I don't think it's supernatural. I think it's just that when characters are given enough texture and backbone, then lo and behold, they stand on their own.” ThinkingWantWellsEnoughCharacterGivenVoiceTextureBackbone Author:Anne Tyler
“I just want to be told a story, and I want to believe I'm living that story, and I don't give a thought to influences or method or any other writerly concerns” WantGivingBelieveStoriesInfluenceConcernMethod Author:Anne Tyler
“I write because I want more than one life; I insist on a wider selection. It's greed, plain and simple.” WantWritingSimpleGreedSelectionPlain And Simple Author:Anne Tyler
