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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

Topics: Amateur Character Differences Grew Marriage Must Opportunities Out Reflection Richest Show Surely Unhappy

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She worded it a bit strongly, but I do find myself more and more struck by the differences between the sexes. To put it another way: All marriages are mixed marriages.

~Anne Tyler

Topics: Another Another Way Between Bit Differences Find Marriages Mixed More More And More Myself Put Sexes She Strongly Struck Way

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Not until the final draft do I force myself to remember that I'm going to have to think about how it will affect other people.

~Anne Tyler

Topics: About Affect Draft Final Force Going How Myself Other People Remember Think Until Will

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My writing day has grown shorter as I've aged, although it seems to produce the same number of pages.

~Anne Tyler

Topics: Aged Although Day Grown Number Pages Produce Same Seems Writing

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My stories are never quite good enough.

~Anne Tyler

Topics: Enough Good Never Quite Stories

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My decision to start a new one is just that, a decision, since I never get inspirations.

~Anne Tyler

Topics: Decision Get Inspirations Just Never New New One Since Start

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It's true that it's a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of imaginary characters can offer once you get to know them.

~Anne Tyler

Topics: Characters Companionship Get Group How How Much Imaginary Know Much Occupation Offer Once Solitary Surprised Them True Would You

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It seems to me that good novels celebrate the mystery in ordinary life, and summing it all up in psychological terms strips the mystery away.

~Anne Tyler

Topics: Away Celebrate Good Life Me Mystery Novels Ordinary Ordinary Life Psychological Seems Strips Terms Up

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In real life I avoid all parties altogether, but on paper I can mingle with the best of them.

~Anne Tyler

Topics: Altogether Avoid Best Life Mingle Paper Parties Real Real Life Them I Can

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If I waited till I felt like writing, I'd never write at all.

~Anne Tyler

Topics: Felt Like Never Till Waited Write Writing

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: October 25th, 1941

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