“If I was a waitress, I was too tired at the end of the day when I came home to try to write.” Quote by Ann Patchett
“I decided to make my living as a magazine writer. And I found that it was really easy and fun.” FoundFunEasyDecidedMagazines Author:Ann Patchett
“I saw that my best work was my most personal work, which is odd, because my fiction is very far afield and has nothing to do with my life.” FictionSawsOddBest Work Author:Ann Patchett
“When I wrote nonfiction, my best work was the really personal stuff.” StuffNonfictionBest WorkPersonal Stuff Author:Ann Patchett
“I am sure every writer has this and probably every newscaster, that people are always coming up to me and saying, my daughter wants to do what you do, my godson, my tennis partner.” PeopleWantDaughterPartnersTennisMy Daughter Author:Ann Patchett
“The hardest piece of nonfiction I ever wrote isn't anywhere close to the easiest piece of fiction I never wrote.” FictionPiecesHardestNonfiction Author:Ann Patchett
“I should figure out why I'm so much more interested in doing something that I think is really hard. But, somehow, the thing that is hard for me feels more noble.” ThinkingFeelsShouldHardFiguresNobleThings That Are Hard Author:Ann Patchett