Even though I didn't know I was applying for the job, I have somehow become the spokesperson for independent book stores.
Ann PatchettWriting is a miserable, awful business. Stay with it. It is better than anything in the world.
Ann PatchettI think people become consumed with selling a book when they need to be consumed with writing it.
Ann PatchettPeople seem able to love their dogs with an unabashed acceptance that they rarely demonstrate with family or friends. The dogs do not disappointment them, or, if they do, the owners manages to forget about it quickly. I want to learn to love people like this, the way I love my dog, with pride and enthusiasm and a complete amnesia for faults. In short, to love others the way my dog loves me.
Ann Patchett