In real life I avoid all parties altogether, but on paper I can mingle with the best of them. — Anne Tyler
I’m too shy for personal appearances, and I’ve found out that anytime I talk about my writing — Anne Tyler
I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I have a superstition about examining it too closely. — Anne Tyler
I remember leaving the hospital – thinking, ‘wait, are they going to let me just walk off with him? — Anne Tyler
I just want to be told a story, and I want to believe I’m living that story, and I don’t give — Anne Tyler
I expect that any day now, I will have said all I have to say; I’ll have used up all my characters — Anne Tyler
I don’t want to say I hear voices; well, actually I do hear voices, but I don’t think it’s supernatural. — Anne Tyler
I do write long, long character notes – family background, history, details of appearance — Anne Tyler
None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages of my life — Anne Tyler
My writing day has grown shorter as I’ve aged, although it seems to produce the same number of pages. — Anne Tyler
My decision to start a new one is just that, a decision, since I never get inspirations. — Anne Tyler
While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put. — Anne Tyler