Odd how clear it suddenly became, once a person had died, that the body was the very least of him. Anne Tyler More Quotes by Anne Tyler More Quotes From Anne Tyler Something was wrong with a world where people came and went so easily. Anne Tyler deathpeopleworld I wonder how many times we dream that kind of dream-something strange and illogical-and fail to realize God is trying to tell us something. Anne Tyler strangedreamtrying Farmers are patient men. They got to be. Got to see those seeds come up week by week, fraction by fraction, and sweat it out for some days not knowing yet is it weeds or vegetables. Anne Tyler weedvegetablesmen Isn't a memorial service meant to comfort the living? Anne Tyler memorial-servicememorialcomfort How plotless real life was! Anne Tyler real-lifereallife I've always thought sleep was a wonderful invention. Not that being awake isn't nice too, of course. But when I get up in the morning, I think, boy, only fourteen more hours and I can be back to sleep again ... And I never dream, because it distracts my mind from pure sleeping. Anne Tyler nicedreammorning Women were the ones that held the reins, it emerged. Anne Tyler reinswomen I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I have a superstition about examining it too closely. Anne Tyler literaturewritingthinking When I'm working on something, I proceed as if no one else will ever read it. Anne Tyler ifs The hardest novel to write was Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant. Anne Tyler homesickdinnerwriting There's surprisingly little difference between writing from a male angle and from a female angle, but I feel more restricted in my language when I'm writing as a male character because males tend to sound less emotionally expressive than females. Anne Tyler differenceswritingcharacter The first-person viewpoint is more enjoyable to write, because it lets me meander more freely, and it can reveal more of the character's self-delusions. Really all the advantages are with first-person, so I'm sorry I don't get to pick and choose. Anne Tyler sorrywritingcharacter It's true that it's a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of imaginary characters can offer once you get to know them. Anne Tyler truegroupknowyou
