I believe that, more than anything else, this grief of constantly having to face down our own inadequacies is what keeps people from being writers. Forgiveness, therefore, is key. I can't write the book I want to write, but I can and will write the book I am capable of writing. Again and again throughout the course of my life I will forgive myself.
Ann Patchettshame should be reserved for the things we choose to do, not the circumstances that life puts on us
Ann PatchettThe thing you can count on in life is that Tennessee will always be scorching hot in August.
Ann Patchett