“I don't think I've changed at all,' said Emerald, knowing herself to be lying, but there was a mist between her and her childhood self, made up of grief and multiple small denials, and she did not care to try to look through it.” ChangeGrowing UpDenialGrowing Older Book:The Uninvited Guests Source: The Uninvited Guests
“There was a sudden stillness like the gap between ticks on a clock, but the next tick never coming.” TimeClockStillness Book:The Outcast Source: The Outcast
“I've always thought it was important not to attach too much superstition to the space where you're writing, because once you get into the mindset that you can only do it a certain way in a certain place, your creativity can get blocked.” WayWritingImportantCertainSpaceCreativityToo MuchMindsetSuperstitionsBlocked Author:Sadie Jones
“Our minds and memories are crowded with the common experience of nature.” MindMemoriesCommonCrowdedCommon Experience Author:Sadie Jones
“Remove all the traffic lights, yellow lines, one-way systems and road markings, and let blissful anarchy prevail. I imagine it would produce a kind of harmony.” WayKindLightLinesImagineProduceHarmonyOne WayRemoveAnarchyYellowTrafficTraffic Light Author:Sadie Jones
“Art is inspiring. Walking into a gallery, or when the lights go up on a stage; that thrill of getting something that has nothing to do with acquisition.” ArtLightStageWalkingArt IsThrillGalleryAcquisition Author:Sadie Jones
“I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.” UsedStudyNoiseConcentrationCafes Author:Sadie Jones
“I dont get distracted until the weight of other things left undone finally tips the balance; my mind is flooded with calls, bills, supermarkets, letters, and I have to stop and sort things out.” MindLeftBalanceLettersWeightBillsDistractedUndoneSupermarkets Author:Sadie Jones
“When I was a child, I wanted to raise horses in Wyoming or be a cabin boy on a pirate ship.” ChildrenWantedBoysHorseRaisesShipsPirateCabinsWyomingPirate Ships Author:Sadie Jones
“When Im writing, I spend all my time in The Grocer on Elgin buying ready-made meals; I think they are the only reason my husband and kids havent left me.” ThinkingWritingMadeReasonKidsLeftReadyHusbandMealsMy TimeBuyingMy HusbandGrocers Author:Sadie Jones
“I think that we are all much closer to our childhood selves than we often think, so when we read about childhood, it can surprise us how immediate or moving it is, when perhaps those feelings are just there, waiting to be accessed all the time.” ThinkingSelfFeelingsMovingWaitingChildhoodOur ChildrenSurprise Author:Sadie Jones
“I like to come into my workspace and feel its a living environment and not frozen, which is why I often change or add to the pictures on the wall.” FeelsEnvironmentWallAddFrozenWorkspace Author:Sadie Jones
“Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.” KnowsStillsKnow HowHorseDistanceLoyal Author:Sadie Jones
“My father was a screenwriter, but he was also a novelist.” FatherNovelistsScreenwriters Author:Sadie Jones
“If I think about the writers I love or might be influenced by, I can't write at all, so I pretend there aren't any.” IfsThinkingWritingI CanMight Author:Sadie Jones
“I love writing on trains. The joy of being a writer is it's all in your head; you don't need materials apart from the laptop. It's like taking your work home with you, so you can feel grounded in your own insane writerly realities wherever you are.” NeedsFeelsWritingHomeRealityJoyMaterialsTrainInsaneGroundedLaptopsWherever You Are Author:Sadie Jones
