Quote by Anne Tyler
But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or one t

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

Other quotes by Anne Tyler

Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine – what it does to people, how it can constitute a plot all on its own. So naturally, I am interested in old age. – Anne Tyler

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Age
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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

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Marriage
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My family can always tell when Im well into a novel because the meals get very crummy. – Anne Tyler

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Family
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Hope
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Still bent to make some port he knows not where, still standing for some false impossible shore. – Matthew Arnold

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Hope

But then there are magical, beautiful things in the world. Theres incredible acts of kindness and bravery, and in the most unlikely places, and it gives you hope. – Dave Matthews

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Hope

In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply. – Nancy Pelosi

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Hope

Hope is the cordial that keeps life from stagnating. – Samuel Richardson

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