12 Ann Beattie Quotes for You to Enjoy

Ann Beattie

American Writer

Born: Sep 8, 1947

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When I lived in New York, not only did I have safety locks on the door but I had the music going, keeping the city at a distance, trying to find creative time and peace and so forth. Ann Beattie

While I would agree that I write about serious subjects, and that they're not necessarily the most pleasant subjects or even the most pleasant people, as a writer I just think about the humorous aspects of these things - that's what keeps me going when I'm writing a story. Ann Beattie

Me People Writing Think Pleasant Humorous Would About Write Writer Most Subjects Going Just Story While Aspects Agree Even Serious Keeps Things Necessarily

Falling in Place was meant to be very much rooted in a place and time, and music was a part of that. Ann Beattie

Music Time Part Falling Very Place Much Rooted Meant Meant To Be

I could name a few songs and say exactly what summer they came out and what boy I thought I was in love with when I was fourteen years old, but I think that music used to be really more a part of the culture when people went out dancing in a different way than they do now. Ann Beattie

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It's interesting, though, that in daily life, I think of myself as being relatively unobservant. Ann Beattie

Life Myself Daily Think Relatively Though Being Interesting Daily Life

It's gratifying that it does; I love to give readings. Ann Beattie

Love Give Readings Does Gratifying

Quite often my narrator or protagonist may be a man, but I'm not sure he's the more interesting character, or if the more complex character isn't the woman. Ann Beattie

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There is some reason, obviously, that you are drawn to your material, but the way in which you explore it might come to be quite different from what you would expect. Ann Beattie

You Way Drawn Would Some Come Obviously Material Expect Quite Different Which Might Explore Your Reason

I must say also that it's never worked to my disadvantage that I have long, blond hair. Ann Beattie

Long Hair Say Must Disadvantage Never Also Blond Worked

I like a lot of Margaret Atwood, I like much of Alice Munro. Again, if you were to ask me about male writers, there's often a novel I admire, but not all of their works. Ann Beattie

Me You Alice Admire About Writers Like Were Male Lot Often Again Ask Much Works Novel Margaret

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