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Diane Johnson Quotes

Statuettes of drunken sailors, velvet pictures of island maidens, plastic seashell lamps made in Taiwan. What contempt the people who think up souvenirs have for other people Picture Quote #1

Women have the feeling that since they didn’t make the rules, the rules have nothing to do with them Picture Quote #1

A novel’s whole pattern is rarely apparent at the outset of writing, or even at the end; that is when the writer finds out what a novel is about, and the job becomes one of understanding and deepening or sharpening what is already written. That is finding the theme Picture Quote #1

...is this not in fact the purpose of young Americans going abroad? To make them think of things they never thought of? Picture Quote #1

A chaplain’s biggest gift is to be present and just listen Picture Quote #1

In what we think of as bad dialogue, the characters talk directly to each other Picture Quote #1

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Not having to own a car has made me realize what a waste of time the automobile is Picture Quote #1

Women have the feeling that since they didn’t make the rules, the rules have nothing to do with them Picture Quote #1

The whole process of writing a novel is having this great, beautiful idea and then spoiling it Picture Quote #1

Laughter is the jam on the toast of life. It adds flavor, keeps it from being too dry, and makes it easier to swallow Picture Quote #1

Any essayist setting out on a frail apparatus of notings and jottings is a brave person Picture Quote #1

A novel’s whole pattern is rarely apparent at the outset of writing, or even at the end; that is when the writer finds out what a novel is about, and the job becomes one of understanding and deepening or sharpening what is already written. That is finding the theme Picture Quote #1

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Statuettes of drunken sailors, velvet pictures of island maidens, plastic seashell lamps made in Taiwan. What contempt the people who think up souvenirs have for other people (Diane Johnson Quotes) Women have the feeling that since they didn’t make the rules, the rules have nothing to do with them. (Diane Johnson Quotes) A novel’s whole pattern is rarely apparent at the outset of writing, or even at the end; that is when the writer finds out what a novel is about, and the job becomes one of understanding and deepening or sharpening what is already written. That is finding the theme. (Diane Johnson Quotes) ...is this not in fact the purpose of young Americans going abroad? To make them think of things they never thought of? (Diane Johnson Quotes) A chaplain’s biggest gift is to be present and just listen (Diane Johnson Quotes) In what we think of as bad dialogue, the characters talk directly to each other (Diane Johnson Quotes) Not having to own a car has made me realize what a waste of time the automobile is (Diane Johnson Quotes) Women have the feeling that since they didn’t make the rules, the rules have nothing to do with them (Diane Johnson Quotes) The whole process of writing a novel is having this great, beautiful idea and then spoiling it (Diane Johnson Quotes) Laughter is the jam on the toast of life. It adds flavor, keeps it from being too dry, and makes it easier to swallow (Diane Johnson Quotes) Any essayist setting out on a frail apparatus of notings and jottings is a brave person (Diane Johnson Quotes) A novel’s whole pattern is rarely apparent at the outset of writing, or even at the end; that is when the writer finds out what a novel is about, and the job becomes one of understanding and deepening or sharpening what is already written. That is finding the theme (Diane Johnson Quotes)