I've been astonished how often, when I convince a writer to tell a story more straightforwardly and to tell it more simply and directly, it turns out that this author is great and the story is wonderful.
Alice MattisonYou have to write fiction that mirrors the actual world, which has people of all sorts in it.
Alice MattisonIt's a scary thing for fiction writers, when you're always writing from the point of view both as and for someone who is different.
Alice Mattison