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Anne Tyler Quotes

born 1941 United States

Anne Phyllis Tyler (born October 25, 1941) is an American novelist, short story writer, and literary critic.

United States
Novelists
Short story writers

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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…’

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.

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…’

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Anne Tyler (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.