For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various characters unrelated by blood. – Anne Tyler
But what I hope for from a book – either one that I write or one that I read – is transparency. I want the story to shine through. I dont want to think of the writer. – Anne Tyler
Ever consider what pets must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul – chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think were the greatest hunters on earth! – Anne Tyler
The Amateur Marriage grew out of the reflection that of all the opportunities to show differences in character, surely an unhappy marriage must be the richest. – Anne Tyler
Given my last position, that I was the first U.S attorney post 9/11 in New Jersey, I understand acutely the pain and sorrow and upset of the family members who lost loved ones that day at the hands of radical Muslim extremists. And their sensitivities and concerns have to be taken into account. – Chris Christie