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Anne Tyler
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“I’m more in touch with my emotions and the visceral sensory from childhood than any other part of life. I don’t know if it helps with creativity, but I do know that when I talk to other writers they talk about their childhood in great detail.”
Anne Tyler (born 1941) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On still being connected to childhood memories in “Anne Tyler: 'Up close you’ll always see things to be optimistic about'” in The Guardian (2020 Apr 11)
“I am very comfortable writing as a man, and I think that’s because I had really good men in my life. They made me feel comfortable and I thought, ‘OK, they’re not so different from me…’”
Anne Tyler (born 1941) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On writing male characters in “Anne Tyler: 'Up close you’ll always see things to be optimistic about'” in The Guardian (2020 Apr 11)
“I know the world does not need another book from me, but I have nothing else to do with myself. I have no hobbies. So then I feel guilty when I say to my agent, ‘I seem to have another book ready if you want to take a look at it…’”
Anne Tyler (born 1941) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On her writing process in “Anne Tyler: 'Up close you’ll always see things to be optimistic about'” in The Guardian (2020 Apr 11)
“…‘I think I was a better writer when I was younger.’…I was more detailed, I took more time. It’s not as if I’m in a rush now, but I trust the reader more. I don’t feel like I have to say that much about the character’s inner feelings. But then as I read The Accidental Tourist I thought, ‘Well, it’s kind of nice to see all of Macon’s inner feelings there.’”
Anne Tyler (born 1941) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On how she compares her writings in in “Anne Tyler: 'Up close you’ll always see things to be optimistic about'” in The Guardian (2020 Apr 11)