“I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't have to wonder about my characters ever again.” Quote by 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
“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
“I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking the events into chapters, and then reams of pages delving into my characters. After that, I'm ready to begin” WritingLongTwoCharacterLiteratureEventsReadyPagesChaptersDescribingParagraphDelving Author:Anne Tyler
“My stories are never quite good enough” EnoughStoriesLiteratureGood EnoughNever Quit Author:Anne Tyler
“I forget a book as soon as I finish writing it, which is not always a good thing” WritingBookLiteratureForgetGood Things Author:Anne Tyler
“I can't lie... My face always gives me away. I'm also pathetically bad at poker!” GivingI CanFacesLyingGive Me Author:Cat Deeley
“I was standing in the schoolyard waiting for a child when another mother came up to me. Have you found work yet? she asked. Or are you still just writing?” WritingChildrenStillsMotherFoundLiteratureWaitingStandingStanding Alone Author:Anne Tyler
“In real life I avoid all parties altogether, but on paper I can mingle with the best of them” I CanRealLiteraturePartyPaperReal Life Author:Anne Tyler