“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.”
— Anne Tyler
Author: Anne Tyler
Category: marriage
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I do write long, long character notes
“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.”
— Anne Tyler
Author: Anne Tyler
Category: history
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The one ironclad rule is that I
“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.”
— Anne Tyler
Author: Anne Tyler
Category: morning
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None of my own experiences ever finds
“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.”
— Anne Tyler
Author: Anne Tyler
Category: age
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For my own family, I would always
“For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various characters unrelated by blood.”
— Anne Tyler
Author: Anne Tyler
Category: family
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Time, in general, has always been a
“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.”
— Anne Tyler
Author: Anne Tyler
Category: age
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