No matter how much we love a book, the experience of reading it isn't complete until we can give it to someone who will love it as much as we do
Ann PatchettI love a large cast of characters. That's the way life is: it's flooded with people and we keep them all straight.
Ann PatchettIf you've had good gin on a hot day in Southern California with the people you love, you forget Nebraska. The two things cannot coexist. The stronger, better of the two wins.
Ann PatchettThe tricky thing about being a writer, or about being any kind of artist, is that in addition to making art you also have to make a living.
Ann Patchett