Same topic Authors
Quote of the day

President Obama, by the way, is, I think, making his first presidential European trip. And while he's there in Europe, he plans to fire the CEO's of BMW and Volkswagen.

Popular Topics
Motor, Education, Journey, Evidence, Light, Weak, Relationships, Confidence, Worry, Story, Wisdom, Disco, Fitness, Inspirational Life, Talent, America, Private Life, Dream, Movie Love, Alien, Ideas, Organization, Excellent, Future, Technical, Lifetime, Love, I Like You, Night, Knowledge, Drama, Things In Life, Guru, Heart, Goodbye, Wonderful, Think, Diamond, Loves, Gold, Possible, House, Surprised, Like, Soccer, Home, Thinking, English, Pregnancy, Inspired
Alice Mattison

Even murderers, I suppose, experience the loss of car keys the way the rest of us do. I mean, how can they not? Once you make this person scramble around the house looking for her car keys and finally find them, get in the car, and run into traffic, we can identify with her enough that when she stops the car and pulls the gun out of her purse and heads in to kill somebody, we'll be with her as much as is possible.

Running, Mean, Loss, Experience, Rest, Make
Same Author Quotes

I don't really like to tell people to get out drugs.

Drug, Drugs, Like, People, Tell

I just like doing it, I like writing.

Like, Writing

You may be somebody who writes best for a small press that doesn't pay very well, but you might have a fascinating and intricate style that might not appeal to as many readers but will be incredibly meaningful to the readers you have. Truly, that's as wonderful if not more wonderful.

Appeal, Meaningful, Readers, Somebody, Style, Writing

We have to diversify, we have to find work we can do that helps other people while helping ourselves, work that has to do with writing that isn't necessarily just writing saleable novels or getting huge advances.

Diversify, Helping, Helping Others, People, Saleable, Writing

Every once in a while someone says, 'You can't really learn anything, if you're really a writer then you wouldn't need to do it. ' But I think what people need is the sense of not being alone. They go to MFA programs to be part of a community of people who care, and then you start caring about your friend who is trying to edit a magazine and your other friend who is stuck in the middle of her poem. There you have all kinds of things to worry about besides your own success.

Caring, Friend, Kinds, People, Things, Thinking
Similar Quotes