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Kim Edwards Quotes

...bleak territory of the heart Picture Quote #1

I like clothes that are elegant and comfortable Picture Quote #1

He had never even glimpsed her Picture Quote #1

In writing, I want to be remembered for telling good stories in beautiful and powerful language, using the poetry of words to reflect the thematic concerns of compelling stories Picture Quote #1

She had died at age twelve, and by now she was nothing but the memory of love-- nothing, now, but bones Picture Quote #1

You’re right, Norah, anything can happen, anytime. But what goes wrong isn’t your fault. You can’t spend the rest of your life tiptoeing around to try and avert disaster. It won’t work. You’ll just end up missing the life you have Picture Quote #1

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The city of Pittsburgh gleaming suddenly before her . . . so startling in its vastness and its beauty that she had gasped and slowed, afraid of losing control of the car Picture Quote #1

I always talk to my students about the need to write for the joy of writing. I try to sort of disaggregate the acclaim from the act of writing Picture Quote #1

My first job was in a nursing home - a terrible place in retrospect. It was in an old house, and the residents were so lonely. People rarely visited them. I only stayed there a couple of months, but it made a strong impression on me Picture Quote #1

I think that the whole child welfare system has to be totally taken apart and built up again. Have an agency just specifically for those follow-up cases Picture Quote #1

You missed a lot of heartache, sure. But David, you missed a lot of joy Picture Quote #1

This is what he knew that Paul didn’t: the world was precarious and sometimes cruel. He’d had to fight hard to achieve what Paul simply took for granted Picture Quote #1

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You don’t want to engage in road rage when the person in the next car might be your child’s future teacher or your dentist’s father Picture Quote #1

You don’t know when you are immersed in a book what the reaction to it will be, but I feel great about ‘The Lake of Dreams Picture Quote #1

Though my stories aren’t autobiographical, I do sometimes use things from my life Picture Quote #1

We all have secrets. We’ve all kept secrets. We’ve had secrets kept from us, and we know how that feels Picture Quote #1

I love to swim, and I love being near water Picture Quote #1

Many Lexington natives believe they live in a special place, one impossible to leave. I’m not so sure about that - or it’s more accurate to say I think a more general truth exists beneath it: the place you first call home stays with you always, whether you remain or go Picture Quote #1

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Middlesex’ by Jeffrey Eugenides left me both moved and, at times, laughing out loud in delight Picture Quote #1

I haven’t done any genealogical exploring myself, though members of my family and also of my husband’s family have traced things back. I have a great grandfather on my mother’s side who was a musician, and I’d like to know more about his life Picture Quote #1

Lexington is home to the University of Kentucky, where my husband and I teach, as well as to Transylvania University, the oldest college established west of the Allegheny Mountains, and several multinational companies; people come and go from all over the world Picture Quote #1

...so young, so lonely and naive, that she imagined herself as some sort of vessel to be filled up with love. But it wasn’t like that. The love was within her all the time and its only renewal came from giving it away Picture Quote #1

I swam across Skaneateles Lake, about a mile, when I was 11 years old. I remember feeling when I was in the middle of the lake that I would be there forever, and having no idea where on shore I’d end up. I made it, and I’m proud of the determination and persistence that took Picture Quote #1

I find my husband’s family history fascinating, as they can trace the family lineage back to ancestors who fought, and died, in the first battle of the Revolution, as well as to many other interesting people Picture Quote #1

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One of my greatest times of inspiration is when I’m traveling or living in a new country - there’s a tremendous freedom that comes from being unfettered by your own, familiar culture, and by seeing the world from a different point of view Picture Quote #1

I love ‘Memory Keeper’s Daughter,’ but in some ways I think ‘The Lake of Dreams’ is a stronger book. I was able to tell the story I wanted to tell. That’s all you can ever do as a writer. From there on you have no control over it Picture Quote #1

The secret at the heart of ‘The Memory Keeper’s Daughter’ is something everybody, except for some of the characters, knows in Chapter 1. Some of the narrative tension comes from that distance between what the readers know and what the characters know Picture Quote #1

There was a sense that there was a lot of word of mouth happening with ‘The Memory Keeper’s Daughter,’ even in hardcover Picture Quote #1

I grew up in Skaneateles, a small town in New York’s Finger Lakes region, where parts of my family have lived for five generations. I can walk the streets there and point out my father’s childhood home, the houses my grandfather built, the farm where my great-great-uncle worked after he emigrated from England in the 1880s Picture Quote #1

You don’t want to engage in road rage when the person in the next car might be your child’s future teacher or your dentist’s father Picture Quote #1

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...bleak territory of the heart. (Kim Edwards Quotes) I like clothes that are elegant and comfortable (Kim Edwards Quotes) He had never even glimpsed her (Kim Edwards Quotes) In writing, I want to be remembered for telling good stories in beautiful and powerful language, using the poetry of words to reflect the thematic concerns of compelling stories. (Kim Edwards Quotes) She had died at age twelve, and by now she was nothing but the memory of love-- nothing, now, but bones. (Kim Edwards Quotes) You’re right, Norah, anything can happen, anytime. But what goes wrong isn’t your fault. You can’t spend the rest of your life tiptoeing around to try and avert disaster. It won’t work. You’ll just end up missing the life you have. (Kim Edwards Quotes) The city of Pittsburgh gleaming suddenly before her . . . so startling in its vastness and its beauty that she had gasped and slowed, afraid of losing control of the car (Kim Edwards Quotes) I always talk to my students about the need to write for the joy of writing. I try to sort of disaggregate the acclaim from the act of writing (Kim Edwards Quotes) My first job was in a nursing home - a terrible place in retrospect. It was in an old house, and the residents were so lonely. People rarely visited them. I only stayed there a couple of months, but it made a strong impression on me (Kim Edwards Quotes) I think that the whole child welfare system has to be totally taken apart and built up again. Have an agency just specifically for those follow-up cases (Kim Edwards Quotes) You missed a lot of heartache, sure. But David, you missed a lot of joy (Kim Edwards Quotes) This is what he knew that Paul didn’t: the world was precarious and sometimes cruel. He’d had to fight hard to achieve what Paul simply took for granted (Kim Edwards Quotes) You don’t want to engage in road rage when the person in the next car might be your child’s future teacher or your dentist’s father (Kim Edwards Quotes) You don’t know when you are immersed in a book what the reaction to it will be, but I feel great about ‘The Lake of Dreams (Kim Edwards Quotes) Though my stories aren’t autobiographical, I do sometimes use things from my life (Kim Edwards Quotes) We all have secrets. We’ve all kept secrets. We’ve had secrets kept from us, and we know how that feels (Kim Edwards Quotes) I love to swim, and I love being near water (Kim Edwards Quotes) Many Lexington natives believe they live in a special place, one impossible to leave. I’m not so sure about that - or it’s more accurate to say I think a more general truth exists beneath it: the place you first call home stays with you always, whether you remain or go. (Kim Edwards Quotes) Middlesex’ by Jeffrey Eugenides left me both moved and, at times, laughing out loud in delight (Kim Edwards Quotes) I haven’t done any genealogical exploring myself, though members of my family and also of my husband’s family have traced things back. I have a great grandfather on my mother’s side who was a musician, and I’d like to know more about his life. (Kim Edwards Quotes) Lexington is home to the University of Kentucky, where my husband and I teach, as well as to Transylvania University, the oldest college established west of the Allegheny Mountains, and several multinational companies; people come and go from all over the world. (Kim Edwards Quotes) ...so young, so lonely and naive, that she imagined herself as some sort of vessel to be filled up with love. But it wasn’t like that. The love was within her all the time and its only renewal came from giving it away. (Kim Edwards Quotes) I swam across Skaneateles Lake, about a mile, when I was 11 years old. I remember feeling when I was in the middle of the lake that I would be there forever, and having no idea where on shore I’d end up. I made it, and I’m proud of the determination and persistence that took. (Kim Edwards Quotes) I find my husband’s family history fascinating, as they can trace the family lineage back to ancestors who fought, and died, in the first battle of the Revolution, as well as to many other interesting people. (Kim Edwards Quotes) One of my greatest times of inspiration is when I’m traveling or living in a new country - there’s a tremendous freedom that comes from being unfettered by your own, familiar culture, and by seeing the world from a different point of view. (Kim Edwards Quotes) I love ‘Memory Keeper’s Daughter,’ but in some ways I think ‘The Lake of Dreams’ is a stronger book. I was able to tell the story I wanted to tell. That’s all you can ever do as a writer. From there on you have no control over it. (Kim Edwards Quotes) The secret at the heart of ‘The Memory Keeper’s Daughter’ is something everybody, except for some of the characters, knows in Chapter 1. Some of the narrative tension comes from that distance between what the readers know and what the characters know. (Kim Edwards Quotes) There was a sense that there was a lot of word of mouth happening with ‘The Memory Keeper’s Daughter,’ even in hardcover. (Kim Edwards Quotes) I grew up in Skaneateles, a small town in New York’s Finger Lakes region, where parts of my family have lived for five generations. I can walk the streets there and point out my father’s childhood home, the houses my grandfather built, the farm where my great-great-uncle worked after he emigrated from England in the 1880s. (Kim Edwards Quotes) You don’t want to engage in road rage when the person in the next car might be your child’s future teacher or your dentist’s father. (Kim Edwards Quotes)

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