My writing day has grown shorter as I've aged, although it seems to produce the same number of pages.

Quote by Anne Tyler

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I expect that any day now, I will have said all I have to say;...

I expect that any day now, I will have said all I have to say;...

People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.

People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.

I can never tell ahead of time which book will give me trouble - some...

I can never tell ahead of time which book will give me trouble - some...

I don't want to say I hear voices; well, actually I do hear voices, but...

I don't want to say I hear voices; well, actually I do hear voices, but...

I've always enjoyed studying the small clues that indicate a particular class level.

I've always enjoyed studying the small clues that indicate a particular class level.

The Amateur Marriage grew out of the reflection that of all the opportunities to show...

The Amateur Marriage grew out of the reflection that of all the opportunities to show...

But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or...

But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or...

And I am interested in the fact that class is very much a factor in...

And I am interested in the fact that class is very much a factor in...

I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I have a superstition...

I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I have a superstition...

Not until the final draft do I force myself to remember that I'm going to...

Not until the final draft do I force myself to remember that I'm going to...

The hardest novel to write was Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.

The hardest novel to write was Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.

I spend about a year between novels.

I spend about a year between novels.

I save the best of myself for novels, and I believe it shows.

I save the best of myself for novels, and I believe it shows.

My stories are never quite good enough.

My stories are never quite good enough.

For me, writing something down was the only road out.

For me, writing something down was the only road out.

At most I'll spend three or four hours daily, sometimes less.

At most I'll spend three or four hours daily, sometimes less.

I remember leaving the hospital - thinking, 'Wait, are they going to let me just...

I remember leaving the hospital - thinking, 'Wait, are they going to let me just...

For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various...

For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various...

I was standing in the schoolyard waiting for a child when another mother came up...

I was standing in the schoolyard waiting for a child when another mother came up...

She worded it a bit strongly, but I do find myself more and more struck...

She worded it a bit strongly, but I do find myself more and more struck...