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I'm quite interested in the absolute roots of narrative, why we tell stories at all: where the monsters come from.

~Anne Enright

Topics: Absolute Come Interested Monsters Narrative Quite Roots Stories Tell Where Why

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To be able to have the space to sit down and write has always been my central policy.

~Anne Enright

Topics: Able Always Been Central Down Policy Sit Space Write

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I was raised in a very old fashioned Ireland where women were reared to be lovely.

~Anne Enright

Topics: Ireland Lovely Old Raised Very Were Where Women I Was Raised

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I think it's very important to write a demythologized woman character. My characters are flawed. They are no better than they should be.

~Anne Enright

Topics: Better Character Characters Flawed Important Should Than Think Very Woman Write I Think

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I write anywhere - when I have an idea, it's hard not to write. I used to be kind of precious about where I wrote. Everything had to be quiet and I couldn't be disturbed; it really filled my day.

~Anne Enright

Topics: About Anywhere Be Kind Day Disturbed Everything Filled Had Hard Idea Kind Precious Quiet Really Used Where Write Wrote I Write

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I'm really lucky with the people around me. They know me, so they don't confuse the issues, really. They know what a book is and they know who I am and they know the difference between the two.

~Anne Enright

Topics: Am Around Between Book Confuse Difference Issues Know Lucky Me People Really Two Who I Am

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I find being Irish quite a wearing thing. It takes so much work because it is a social construction. People think you are going to be this, this, and this.

~Anne Enright

Topics: Because Being Construction Find Going Irish Much People Quite Social Takes Thing Think Wearing Work You

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I can't think of anything you might say about Irish people that is absolutely true.

~Anne Enright

Topics: About Absolutely Anything Irish Might People Say Think True You

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Ireland is a series of stories that have been told to us, starting with the Irish Celtic national revival. I never believed in 'Old Ireland.' It has been made all of kitsch by the diaspora, looking back and deciding what Ireland is. Yes, it is green. Yes, it is friendly. I can't think of anything else for definite.

~Anne Enright

Topics: Anything Anything Else Back Been Believed Celtic Deciding Definite Else Friendly Green Ireland Irish Kitsch Looking Looking Back Made National Never Old Revival Series Starting Stories Think Us Yes

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Recently I read the stories I wrote in my early 20s, to put in a volume. And here is this brittle young woman, writing about marriage as, not the worst thing, but the most boring thing that could happen to a person. Now I think I was wrong. I like to be proven wrong.

~Anne Enright

Topics: About Boring Boring Thing Could Early Early 20S Happen Here Like Marriage Most Now Person Proven Put Read Recently Stories Thing Think Volume Woman Worst Worst Thing Writing Wrong Wrote Young Young Woman I Think

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Author

Born: October 11th, 1962

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