Anne Tyler (born October 25, 1941) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist.
Ever consider what pets must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul - chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth! Use this quote
Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does to people, how it can constitute a plot all on its own. So naturally, I am interested in old age. Use this quote
None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages of my life - motherhood, middle age, etc. - often influence my subject matter. Use this quote
For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various characters unrelated by blood. Use this quote
I do write long, long character notes - family background, history, details of appearance - much more than will ever appear in the novel. I think this is what lifts a book from that early calculated, artificial stage. Use this quote
But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or one that I read - is transparency. I want the story to shine through. I don't want to think of the writer. Use this quote
The Amateur Marriage grew out of the reflection that of all the opportunities to show differences in character, surely an unhappy marriage must be the richest. Use this quote
The one ironclad rule is that I have to try. I have to walk into my writing room and pick up my pen every weekday morning. Use this quote
