Writing Quotes by Anne Tyler

Anne Tyler

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.

Book

Thinking

Writing

Anne Tyler

For me, writing something down was the only road out…I hated childhood, and spent it sitting behind a book waiting for adulthood to arrive. When I ran out of books I made up my own. At night, when I couldn’t sleep, I made up stories in the dark.

Book

Sleep

Writing

Anne Tyler

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.

Book

Character

Writing

Anne Tyler

I don’t type [when I write] because . . . I often have the feeling that everything flows directly from my right hand.

Feelings

Hands

Writing

Anne Tyler

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

Literature

Thinking

Writing

Anne Tyler

I write because I want more than one life; I insist on a wider selection. It’s greed, plain and simple.

Greed

Simple

Writing

Anne Tyler

I write because I want more than one life; I insist on a wider selection. It’s greed, plain and simple. When my characters join the circus, I’m joining the circus. Although I’m happily married, I spent a great deal of time mentally living with incompatible husbands.

Character

Husband

Writing

Anne Tyler

I write because I want to have more than one life.

Want

Writing

Anne Tyler

I’ll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking the events into chapters, and then reams of pages delving into my characters. After that, I’m ready to begin

Character

Two

Writing

Anne Tyler

If I waited till I felt like writing, I’d never write at all.

Felt

Literature

Writing

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Writing Quotes by Anne Tyler

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.

For me, writing something down was the only road out…I hated childhood, and spent it sitting behind a book waiting for adulthood to arrive. When I ran out of books I made up my own. At night, when I couldn’t sleep, I made up stories in the dark.

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.

I don’t type [when I write] because . . . I often have the feeling that everything flows directly from my right hand.

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

I write because I want more than one life; I insist on a wider selection. It’s greed, plain and simple.

I write because I want more than one life; I insist on a wider selection. It’s greed, plain and simple. When my characters join the circus, I’m joining the circus. Although I’m happily married, I spent a great deal of time mentally living with incompatible husbands.

I write because I want to have more than one life.

I’ll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking the events into chapters, and then reams of pages delving into my characters. After that, I’m ready to begin

If I waited till I felt like writing, I’d never write at all.

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