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Karen Joy Fowler Quotes

Miss Sarzin was the best teacher I ever had Picture Quote #1

In certain ways, we, many of us, stopped paying attention to the world. I have to think we would have moved on the whole climate issue in a different way if we’d been paying better attention Picture Quote #1

I do read all my work aloud as I’m working - this has made it a little hard to adjust to my husband’s retirement. I can shout the shouty parts if I’m alone in the house, but of course, I feel a fool if someone is there to hear me Picture Quote #1

I was pretty happy with how my career had gone, mainly because of the enormous freedom I’ve had to write what I’ve wanted to write. I had a very clear picture of who I was as a writer Picture Quote #1

I hear so many writers say - and these are writers that I trust completely - ‘I just started hearing a voice’, or, ‘The characters came to life’. I am filled with loathing for my own characters when I hear that because they do nothing of the sort. Left to their own devices, they do nothing but drink coffee and complain about their lives Picture Quote #1

I can’t say that winning the Pen/Faulkner was a dream come true because I would never have dared to dream it Picture Quote #1

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The smart way to build a literary career is you create an identifiable product, then reliably produce that product so people know what they are going to get. That’s the smart way to build a career, but not the fun way. Maybe you can think about being less successful and happier. That’s an option, too Picture Quote #1

You learn as much from failure as from success, Dad always says. Though no one admires you for it Picture Quote #1

Every mother can easily imagine losing a child. Motherhood is always half loss anyway. The three-year-old is lost at five, the five-year-old at nine. We consort with ghosts, even as we sit and eat with, scold and kiss, their current corporeal forms. We speak to people who have vanished and, when they answer us, they do the same. Naturally, the information in these speeches is garbled in the translation Picture Quote #1

Lots of people go mad in January. Not as many as in May, of course. Nor June. But January is your third most common month for madness Picture Quote #1

Allegra’s Austen wrote about the impact of financial need on the intimate lives of women. If she’d worked in a bookstore, Allegra would have shelved Austen in the horror section Picture Quote #1

Where you succeed will never matter so much as where you fail Picture Quote #1

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I once broke up with a boy because he wrote me an awful poem Picture Quote #1

Baby, high school’s over. High school’s never over Picture Quote #1

Trees are as close to immortality as the rest of us ever come Picture Quote #1

I thought there were moments to complain about your parents and moments to be grateful, and it was a shame to mix those moments up Picture Quote #1

There was something appealing in thinking of a character with a secret life that her author knew nothing about. Slipping off while the author’s back was turned, to find love in her own way. Showing up just in time to deliver the next bit of dialogue with an innocent face Picture Quote #1

In general, librarians enjoyed special requests. A reference librarian is someone who likes the chase. When librarians read for pleasure, they often pick a good mystery Picture Quote #1

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A man says something. Sometimes it turns out to be the truth, but this has nothing to do with the man who says it Picture Quote #1

Arriving late was a way of saying that your own time was more valuable than the time of the person who waited for you Picture Quote #1

We all have a sense of level. It may not be based on class exactly anymore, but we still have a sense of what we’re entitled to. People pick partners who are nearly their equal in looks. The pretty marry the pretty, the ugly the ugly. To the detriment of the breed Picture Quote #1

You know, I don’t think there’s anything truly unforgivable. Not where there’s love Picture Quote #1

When I run the world, librarians will be exempt from tragedy. Even their smaller sorrows will last only for as long as you can take out a book Picture Quote #1

I’m unclear on the definition of person the courts have been using. Something that sieves out dolphins but lets corporations slide on through Picture Quote #1

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The spoken word converts individual knowledge into mutual knowledge, and there is no way back once you’ve gone over that cliff. Saying nothing was more amendable, and over time I’d come to see that it was usually your best course of action Picture Quote #1

But no one is easier to delude than a parent; they see only what they wish to see Picture Quote #1

I wonder sometimes if I’m the only one spending my life making the same mistake over and over again or if that’s simply human. Do we all tend toward a single besetting sin? Picture Quote #1

The value of money is a scam perpetrated by those who have it over those who don’t Picture Quote #1

The sunset you see is always better than the one you don’t. More stars are always better than less Picture Quote #1

I still haven’t found the place where I can be my true self. But maybe you never get to be your true self, either Picture Quote #1

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Miss Sarzin was the best teacher I ever had (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) In certain ways, we, many of us, stopped paying attention to the world. I have to think we would have moved on the whole climate issue in a different way if we’d been paying better attention. (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) I do read all my work aloud as I’m working - this has made it a little hard to adjust to my husband’s retirement. I can shout the shouty parts if I’m alone in the house, but of course, I feel a fool if someone is there to hear me. (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) I was pretty happy with how my career had gone, mainly because of the enormous freedom I’ve had to write what I’ve wanted to write. I had a very clear picture of who I was as a writer. (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) I hear so many writers say - and these are writers that I trust completely - ‘I just started hearing a voice’, or, ‘The characters came to life’. I am filled with loathing for my own characters when I hear that because they do nothing of the sort. Left to their own devices, they do nothing but drink coffee and complain about their lives. (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) I can’t say that winning the Pen/Faulkner was a dream come true because I would never have dared to dream it. (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) The smart way to build a literary career is you create an identifiable product, then reliably produce that product so people know what they are going to get. That’s the smart way to build a career, but not the fun way. Maybe you can think about being less successful and happier. That’s an option, too. (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) You learn as much from failure as from success, Dad always says. Though no one admires you for it (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) Every mother can easily imagine losing a child. Motherhood is always half loss anyway. The three-year-old is lost at five, the five-year-old at nine. We consort with ghosts, even as we sit and eat with, scold and kiss, their current corporeal forms. We speak to people who have vanished and, when they answer us, they do the same. Naturally, the information in these speeches is garbled in the translation (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) Lots of people go mad in January. Not as many as in May, of course. Nor June. But January is your third most common month for madness (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) Allegra’s Austen wrote about the impact of financial need on the intimate lives of women. If she’d worked in a bookstore, Allegra would have shelved Austen in the horror section (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) Where you succeed will never matter so much as where you fail (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) I once broke up with a boy because he wrote me an awful poem (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) Baby, high school’s over. High school’s never over (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) Trees are as close to immortality as the rest of us ever come (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) I thought there were moments to complain about your parents and moments to be grateful, and it was a shame to mix those moments up (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) There was something appealing in thinking of a character with a secret life that her author knew nothing about. Slipping off while the author’s back was turned, to find love in her own way. Showing up just in time to deliver the next bit of dialogue with an innocent face (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) In general, librarians enjoyed special requests. A reference librarian is someone who likes the chase. When librarians read for pleasure, they often pick a good mystery (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) A man says something. Sometimes it turns out to be the truth, but this has nothing to do with the man who says it (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) Arriving late was a way of saying that your own time was more valuable than the time of the person who waited for you (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) We all have a sense of level. It may not be based on class exactly anymore, but we still have a sense of what we’re entitled to. People pick partners who are nearly their equal in looks. The pretty marry the pretty, the ugly the ugly. To the detriment of the breed (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) You know, I don’t think there’s anything truly unforgivable. Not where there’s love (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) When I run the world, librarians will be exempt from tragedy. Even their smaller sorrows will last only for as long as you can take out a book (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) I’m unclear on the definition of person the courts have been using. Something that sieves out dolphins but lets corporations slide on through (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) The spoken word converts individual knowledge into mutual knowledge, and there is no way back once you’ve gone over that cliff. Saying nothing was more amendable, and over time I’d come to see that it was usually your best course of action (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) But no one is easier to delude than a parent; they see only what they wish to see (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) I wonder sometimes if I’m the only one spending my life making the same mistake over and over again or if that’s simply human. Do we all tend toward a single besetting sin? (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) The value of money is a scam perpetrated by those who have it over those who don’t (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) The sunset you see is always better than the one you don’t. More stars are always better than less (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes) I still haven’t found the place where I can be my true self. But maybe you never get to be your true self, either (Karen Joy Fowler Quotes)

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