Forgiveness lives alone and far off down the road, but bitterness and art are close, gossipy neighbors, sharing the same clothesline, hanging out their things, getting their laundry confused. Lorrie Moore More Quotes by Lorrie Moore More Quotes From Lorrie Moore I grew up with 'Life' magazine on the coffee table, Life cereal on the breakfast table, and the game of Life on the card table. People were just so happy to be alive, I guess. Lorrie Moore coffeehappylifepeople I want to create something that doesn't exist exactly in the real world, but exists in a kind of parallel to the real world. Lorrie Moore somethingrealwantworld I don't sit down to write a funny story. Every single thing I sit down to write is meant to be sad. Lorrie Moore downstorysadfunny Nabokov's adventures in language and style and naked braininess are really unparalleled. Lorrie Moore reallynakedstylelanguage My father was the child of academics and was probably destined to become an academic himself but vetoed that idea. Bailed, dropped out of graduate school and just went to work for an insurance company. But the house was full of books and music and all of that. Lorrie Moore musicworkfatherschool I'm surrounded by music; I always was when I was growing up and continue to be. And I love music. And when I imagine a fictional world, I imagine there's music in it for those people, too. Lorrie Moore musiclovepeopleworld I usually grow sick of my short-story characters and think, 'I never want to see you again.' Lorrie Moore growthinkyousick I'm a little harsh. When people say, 'I have writers block. What do you suggest?' I say, 'If you can't write, don't write. No one needs your writing. Don't torture yourself.' Lorrie Moore people-sayyourselfyoupeople I think women do write politically all the time. Margaret Atwood does; Doris Lessing does. Lorrie Moore i-thinkthinkwomentime I always feel that the book I'm working on is my last book. Lorrie Moore lastfeelalwaysbook
