I don't have the education of an art historian. I've certainly read about art and look at art and have educated myself to some extent. But I'm not a skilled or thorough art historian and I wouldn't call myself an art critic.
I don't have the education of an art historian. I've certainly read about art and look at art and have educated myself to some extent. But I'm not a … - Lynne Tillman
I don't have the education of an art historian. I've certainly read about art and look at art and have educated myself to some extent. But I'm not a …
- Lynne Tillman
I don't think anybody says to Coetzee or Dostoyevsky or Kafka, "Your characters aren't likeable." It's not about your character winning a popularity … - Lynne Tillman
I don't think anybody says to Coetzee or Dostoyevsky or Kafka, "Your characters aren't likeable." It's not about your character winning a popularity …
Desire is a word I'm tired of. I've been living with that word for years. Yes, of course, we're all desiring machines. I have sometimes wondered what… - Lynne Tillman
Desire is a word I'm tired of. I've been living with that word for years. Yes, of course, we're all desiring machines. I have sometimes wondered what…
Boring people don't know they're boring. That's the problem with boring people. - Lynne Tillman
Boring people don't know they're boring. That's the problem with boring people.
I think it's true that unless human beings experience something, they simply don't understand what people are going through. - Lynne Tillman
I think it's true that unless human beings experience something, they simply don't understand what people are going through.
That's why our comics are important: they're pointing things out and laughing at the same time. There have been horrible, horrible times in history. … - Lynne Tillman
That's why our comics are important: they're pointing things out and laughing at the same time. There have been horrible, horrible times in history. …
Conversation on the page should reflect what the story is about. It doesn't have to be "realistic" in the sense that it's something you heard and plu… - Lynne Tillman
Conversation on the page should reflect what the story is about. It doesn't have to be "realistic" in the sense that it's something you heard and plu…
I'm bothered, as a reader, when I feel the writer is filling in too much. Again, whether it's nonfiction or fiction, I think writers are providing a … - Lynne Tillman
I'm bothered, as a reader, when I feel the writer is filling in too much. Again, whether it's nonfiction or fiction, I think writers are providing a …
I'm trying always to leave out what I think is extraneous. And to find what I think is the most wonderful language to make a beautiful sentence. - Lynne Tillman
I'm trying always to leave out what I think is extraneous. And to find what I think is the most wonderful language to make a beautiful sentence.
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