I think that I'm serious, but I don't think that I'm inordinately bleak.

Quote by Ann Beattie

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I think I write about things that are mysterious to me.

I think I write about things that are mysterious to me.

Nobody can assume that, to a writer, everything is off-limits.

Nobody can assume that, to a writer, everything is off-limits.

When I lived in New York, not only did I have safety locks on the...

When I lived in New York, not only did I have safety locks on the...

I've been in this business for a long time, and I no longer think that...

I've been in this business for a long time, and I no longer think that...

While I would agree that I write about serious subjects, and that they're not necessarily...

While I would agree that I write about serious subjects, and that they're not necessarily...

Much of what happens in Love Always is really from overheard conversations in the Russian...

Much of what happens in Love Always is really from overheard conversations in the Russian...

It seems to me that the problem with diaries, and the reason that most of...

It seems to me that the problem with diaries, and the reason that most of...

You have to figure out who the right person is to tell the story. And...

You have to figure out who the right person is to tell the story. And...

I think almost always that what gets me going with a story is the atmosphere,...

I think almost always that what gets me going with a story is the atmosphere,...

I like a lot of Margaret Atwood, I like much of Alice Munro. Again, if...

I like a lot of Margaret Atwood, I like much of Alice Munro. Again, if...

I feel that these stories are being written to articulate certain confusions and disappointments, and...

I feel that these stories are being written to articulate certain confusions and disappointments, and...

Well, a few years ago I think I could have given you a more enthusiastic...

Well, a few years ago I think I could have given you a more enthusiastic...

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

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

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

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

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

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

I've spent my life supporting myself.

I've spent my life supporting myself.

There is some reason, obviously, that you are drawn to your material, but the way...

There is some reason, obviously, that you are drawn to your material, but the way...

I could name a few songs and say exactly what summer they came out and...

I could name a few songs and say exactly what summer they came out and...

If you could have a book called My Favorite Six Stories, I don't think I'd...

If you could have a book called My Favorite Six Stories, I don't think I'd...

I don't write about things that I have the answers to or things that are...

I don't write about things that I have the answers to or things that are...