When well told, a story captured the subtle movement of change. If a novel was a map of a country, a story was the bright silver pin that marked the crossroads.
Ann PatchettIf anybody had shown me the paperwork for how my life was going to look in five years, I would have said, "No. That is not where I want to go."
Ann PatchettI think, if you want to grow a novelist, for that person to have a lot of boring time trying to entertain themselves is very important.
Ann Patchett