We are taught to be suspicious, especially of anyone who might not look like us or share our beliefs.
Ann PatchettEven though I didn't know I was applying for the job, I have somehow become the spokesperson for independent book stores.
Ann PatchettPraise and criticism seem to me to operate exactly on the same level. If you get a great review, it's really thrilling for about ten minutes. If you get a bad review, it's really crushing for ten minutes. Either way, you go on.
Ann Patchett