It's tremendously hard work. Yes, I love arranging the words and having them fall on the ear the right way and you know you're not quite there and you're redoing it and redoing it and there's a wonderful thrill to it. But it is hard.
In case you haven't noticed, people get hard-hearted against the people they hurt. Because they can't stand it. Literally. To think we did that to so… - Elizabeth Strout
In case you haven't noticed, people get hard-hearted against the people they hurt. Because they can't stand it. Literally. To think we did that to so…
- Elizabeth Strout
All these lives," she said. "All the stories we never know." (125) - Elizabeth Strout
All these lives," she said. "All the stories we never know." (125)
The evenings grew longer; kitchen windows stayed open after dinner and peepers could be heard in the marsh. Isabelle, stepping out to sweep her porch… - Elizabeth Strout
The evenings grew longer; kitchen windows stayed open after dinner and peepers could be heard in the marsh. Isabelle, stepping out to sweep her porch…
Traits don't change, states of mind do. - Elizabeth Strout
Traits don't change, states of mind do.
You couldn't make yourself stop feeling a certain way, no matter what the other person did. You had to just wait. Eventually the feeling went away be… - Elizabeth Strout
You couldn't make yourself stop feeling a certain way, no matter what the other person did. You had to just wait. Eventually the feeling went away be…
I would also hope that readers receive a larger understanding, or a different understanding, of what it means to be human, than they might have had b… - Elizabeth Strout
I would also hope that readers receive a larger understanding, or a different understanding, of what it means to be human, than they might have had b…
But what could you do? Only keep going. People kept going; they had been doing it for thousands of years. You took the kindness offered, letting it s… - Elizabeth Strout
But what could you do? Only keep going. People kept going; they had been doing it for thousands of years. You took the kindness offered, letting it s…
You have family", Bob said. "You have a wife who hates you. Kids who are furious with you. A brother and sister who make you insane. And a nephew who… - Elizabeth Strout
You have family", Bob said. "You have a wife who hates you. Kids who are furious with you. A brother and sister who make you insane. And a nephew who…
I actually see myself in all my characters. In order to imagine what it feels like to be another person I have to use my own experiences and response… - Elizabeth Strout
I actually see myself in all my characters. In order to imagine what it feels like to be another person I have to use my own experiences and response…
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