299 Quotes by Anne Tyler

"I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't have to wonder about my characters ever again."

"I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I have a superstition about examining it too closely."

"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."

"I would advise any beginning writer to write the first drafts as if no one else will ever read them - without a thought about publication - and only in the last draft to consider how the work will look from the outside."

"It's true that it's a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of imaginary characters can offer once you get to know them."

"She worded it a bit strongly, but I do find myself more and more struck by the differences between the sexes. To put it another way: All marriages are mixed marriages."

"While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put."

"For me, writing something down was the only road out."

"I've always enjoyed studying the small clues that indicate a particular class level."

"My writing day has grown shorter as I've aged, although it seems to produce the same number of pages."