'Et Tu, Babe' was born out of my absolute certainty that a writer's life was solitary and insular, and I was happy with that. I love reading and writing; it's my whole life.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My life has really been about writing, though some think it's all about once having been in a ball dress and having an odd life and marrying all the time. But it's the writing that's always been the point.
Writing is a great love of mine.
Writing is something that I've always loved. That stems from my love of being a reader.
Real novelists, those we admire, those we consider timeless in their language and character and scene, those who receive accolades for inventive language and form, have writing lives we imagine in specific ways.
I love the way you can fall in love with a piece of literature; how words alone can get your heart doing that.
Let me say that I absolutely loved writing 'A Common Life,' because it was a book about love.
Love of place is one of the characteristics I enjoy most about novelists.
Good writing is good writing, and I'm so happy when I read it.
When I start to write, words have become physical presence. It was to see if I could bring that private world to life that found its first expression through reading. I really dislike the romantic notion of the artist.
I was fortunate enough to write about things I really love, and love can be very analytic.
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