I exaggerated even before I began to exaggerate, because it's true โ nothing is ever quite as bad as it could be.
Amy HempelI assemble stories-me and a hundred million other people-at the sentence level. Not by coming up with a sweeping story line.
Amy HempelI could claim any number of high-flown reasons for writing, just as you can explain certain dogs behavior... But maybe, itโs that theyโre dog, and thatโs what dogs do.
Amy HempelAll those years on the psychiatrist's couch and suddenly the couch is moving. Good God, she is on that couch when the big one hits. Maidy didn't tell you, but you know what her doctor said? She sprang from the couch and said, "My God, was that an earthquake?" The doctor said this: "Did it feel like an earthquake to you?
Amy Hempel