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For years I did most of my reading on the F train between Brooklyn and Manhattan. I had long commutes, and I read tons of books on that train; I loved it.

~Elizabeth Strout

Topics: Between Books Brooklyn Did Had Long Loved Manhattan Most Read Reading Tons Train Years

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I do reread, kind of obsessively, partly for the surprise of how the same book reads at a different point in life, and partly to have the sense of returning to an old friend.

~Elizabeth Strout

Topics: Book Different Friend How Kind Life Old Old Friend Partly Point Reads Returning Same Sense Surprise

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I don't think there was a particular book that made me want to write. They all did. I always wanted to write.

~Elizabeth Strout

Topics: Always Book Did Made Me Particular Think Want Wanted Write

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Oh, I wish I organized my books. But I don't. I'm not an organized person. The best I can do is put the books I really like in one sort of general area, and poetry in another.

~Elizabeth Strout

Topics: Another Area Best Books General Like Oh Organized Person Poetry Put Really Sort Wish I Wish I Can

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If you get divorced in New York, you go into therapy and will talk to anybody you meet on the sidewalk about it.

~Elizabeth Strout

Topics: About Anybody Divorced Get Go Meet New New York Sidewalk Talk Therapy Will York You

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I don't want to live in Maine full time, but the physical beauty is very striking. It is the exact opposite of New York. When you walk through my small town to get a cup of coffee, you bump into five people you know.

~Elizabeth Strout

Topics: Beauty Bump Coffee Cup Exact Exact Opposite Five Full Full Time Get Know Live Maine New New York Opposite People Physical Small Small Town Striking Through Time Town Very Walk Want York You

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Bullies are just frightened people.

~Elizabeth Strout

Topics: Bullies Frightened Just People

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My parents were very, very, very strict.

~Elizabeth Strout

Topics: Parents Strict Very Were

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I don't know if I have a memory of not thinking I was a writer - it goes that far back. I went to law school because I didn't know how to earn a living otherwise. I tried to ignore the pull, but it wouldn't let me.

~Elizabeth Strout

Topics: Back Because Earn Far Goes How Ignore Know Law Law School Living Me Memory Otherwise Pull School Thinking Tried Writer I Tried

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I got a gerontology certificate a million years ago along with my law degree, so I've been interested in older people for many years. Some people grow up with a lot of kids around, but I just grew up with a lot of old people.

~Elizabeth Strout

Topics: Along Around Been Certificate Degree Got Grew Grow Grow Up Interested Just Kids Law Lot Many Million Million Years Old Old People Older Older People People Some Some People Up Years Years Ago

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: January 6th, 1956

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