Not until the final draft do I force myself to remember that I'm going to have to think about how it will affect other people.

Quote by Anne Tyler

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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...

My decision to start a new one is just that, a decision, since I never...

My decision to start a new one is just that, a decision, since I never...

I just want to be told a story, and I want to believe I'm living...

I just want to be told a story, and I want to believe I'm living...

It seems to me that since I've had children, I've grown richer and deeper. They...

It seems to me that since I've had children, I've grown richer and deeper. They...

The one ironclad rule is that I have to try. I have to walk into...

The one ironclad rule is that I have to try. I have to walk into...

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...

My family can always tell when I'm well into a novel because the meals get...

My family can always tell when I'm well into a novel because the meals get...

None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages...

None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages...

When I'm working on something, I proceed as if no one else will ever read...

When I'm working on something, I proceed as if no one else will ever read...

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've always thought a hotel ought to offer optional small animals. I mean a cat...

I've always thought a hotel ought to offer optional small animals. I mean a cat...

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 forget a book as soon as I finish writing it, which is not always...

I forget a book as soon as I finish writing it, which is not always...

I didn't really choose to write; I more or less fell into it.

I didn't really choose to write; I more or less fell into it.

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.

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

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

While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put.

While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put.

Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does...

Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does...

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;...

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...