276 Quotes by Alice Sebold

Part of the creative process for me is an invitation for readers to follow their imagination.

I have always felt extremely weird. But I am very happy with my weirdnesses, and I want other people to be very happy with theirs.

I have never been shy about listening to the input of others and weighing it seriously.

Like snowflakes,' Franny said,'none of them the same and yet each one, from where we stand, exactly like the one before

I think that if you're somebody who's a control freak, the process would make you crazy, but I'm kind of a process freak, so I'm excited to see what he does with it. I know it's not going to be my book, so just starting with that knowledge frees me from having to get all freaked out about it.

I think you only learn what kind of personality you have by committing to things.

People grow up by living.

I wake up very early in the morning. I like to start in the dark, and I never work at night, because my brain is evaporated by 4 p.m.

I'm gradually working through my obsessions, and maybe, when they're all free and clear, I'll write a comedy. But I'm not there yet.