You have to figure out who the right person is to tell the story. And often, people who are very self-aware will only sound as if they are pontificating if they tell the story.
I've spent my life supporting myself. - Ann Beattie
I've spent my life supporting myself.
- Ann Beattie
Whatever one intends, the work takes on a life of its own. - Ann Beattie
Whatever one intends, the work takes on a life of its own.
Clichés so often befall vain people. - Ann Beattie
Clichés so often befall vain people.
It's not about having things figured out, or about communicating with other people, trying to make them understand what you understand. It's about a … - Ann Beattie
It's not about having things figured out, or about communicating with other people, trying to make them understand what you understand. It's about a …
What will happen can't be stopped. Aim for Grace. - Ann Beattie
What will happen can't be stopped. Aim for Grace.
It seems to me that the problem with diaries, and the reason that most of them are so boring, is that every day we vacillate between examining our ha… - Ann Beattie
It seems to me that the problem with diaries, and the reason that most of them are so boring, is that every day we vacillate between examining our ha…
the real killer was when you married the wrong person but had the right children. - Ann Beattie
the real killer was when you married the wrong person but had the right children.
I think almost always that what gets me going with a story is the atmosphere, the visual imagery, and then I people it with characters, not the other… - Ann Beattie
I think almost always that what gets me going with a story is the atmosphere, the visual imagery, and then I people it with characters, not the other…
Any life will seem dramatic if you omit mention of most of it. - Ann Beattie
Any life will seem dramatic if you omit mention of most of it.
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