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I think I write about things that are mysterious to me.

~Ann Beattie

Topics: About Me Mysterious Things Think Write I Think I Write

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I don't write about things that I have the answers to or things that are very close to home. It just wouldn't be any adventure. It wouldn't have any vitality.

~Ann Beattie

Topics: About Adventure Answers Any Close Home Just Things Very Vitality Write

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Quite often my narrator or protagonist may be a man, but I'm not sure he's the more interesting character, or if the more complex character isn't the woman.

~Ann Beattie

Topics: Be A Man Character Complex He Interesting Man May More Narrator Often Protagonist Quite Sure Woman

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You have to figure out who the right person is to tell the story. And often, people who are very self-aware will only sound as if they are pontificating if they tell the story.

~Ann Beattie

Topics: Figure Often Only Out People Person Right Right Person Sound Story Tell Very Who Will You

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Women are obviously much more discriminated against than men in many ways.

~Ann Beattie

Topics: Against Discriminated Many Men More Much Obviously Than Ways Women Women Are

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I must say also that it's never worked to my disadvantage that I have long, blond hair.

~Ann Beattie

Topics: Also Blond Disadvantage Hair Long Must Never Say Worked

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I like a lot of Margaret Atwood, I like much of Alice Munro. Again, if you were to ask me about male writers, there's often a novel I admire, but not all of their works.

~Ann Beattie

Topics: About Admire Again Alice Ask Like Lot Male Margaret Me Much Novel Often Were Works Writers You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: September 8th, 1947

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