“Sometimes it's interesting to see what people who have too much control need to do to write freely.” Quote by Alice Mattison
“I remember I had had one woman who had three or four kids, and some of them were having problems. I said, 'Maybe you could go write somewhere else, away from your house.' And sure enough, all kinds of wonderful stuff emerged. She was keeping too much charge of herself because she couldn't stop being a mother when she was in the house. You have to find your own way of letting loose, if you're one of those people.” PeopleIfsWayWritingKindSaidEnoughProblemKidsRememberMotherThreeHouseStuffToo MuchFourWonderfulAll KindsSomewhere ElseOne WomanBeing A Mother Author:Alice Mattison
“I actually think it's sometimes easier for the control freaks to let loose.” ThinkingSometimesEasierFreakControl Freak Author:Alice Mattison
“There seems to be a tremendous desire among many people now to know authors and how they work, to know what's autobiographical and what isn't.” PeopleKnowsSeemsDesire Author:Alice Mattison
“I love to read nonfiction and memoir, but I'm mostly interested in the piece of writing more than the person.” WritingPersonsPiecesMemoirNonfictionLove To Read Author:Alice Mattison
“I'm very secretive. I'll write a whole novel and revise it, which might take me two years or more, and the people I know best don't know what I'm writing about.” PeopleKnowsWritingYearsTwoWholeMightNovelTwo YearsTake MeSecretive Author:Alice Mattison
“I get to a certain point, and I think in a novel it's about the third draft, when I want other eyes on it.” ThinkingWantEyeCertainNovelThirds Author:Alice Mattison
“I love it when people can help me with my work, so I do show it.” PeopleHelpingShowsHelp Me Author:Alice Mattison
“When I've taught writing to five, six, and seven year olds, it's not very different than talking to an adult writer. They're writers then, and when they get to be young teenagers they're not anymore. You might go and talk to them about writing, and they'll be very self-conscious or will have detached themselves from the group.” WritingYearsDifferentSelfMightYoungTalkingFiveGroupsTaughtSixConsciousAdultsSevenTeenagerSeven YearsSelf ConsciousDetachedBe Young Author:Alice Mattison
“There is a lot of censorship about writing that's exerted from all directions, from families or governments and society, even the fear of being offensive in some way.” WayWritingGovernmentCensorshipOffensiveGovernment And Society Author:Alice Mattison