Writing is a job, a talent, but it's also the place to go in your head. It is the imaginary friend you drink your tea with in the afternoon.
Ann PatchettI tend to keep my ideas in my head. When I write something down in a notebook it's never centralized. There are too many notebooks floating around, but maybe that's a good thing.
Ann PatchettI certainly have written a lot about police in my life, and it's not only something that I know about, but always something that interests me.
Ann PatchettWhy is it that we understand playing the cello will require work, but we attribute writing to the magic of inspiration?
Ann Patchett