I think writers worry that you might not exist in some strange way if you're not writing.
Anne EnrightIf you grow up in Ireland and read books then you really are obliged to attempt your own some time. It is not exactly a choice. I still don't know if I am a writer. Believe me, there are days when I have my doubts.
Anne EnrightWhen you find yourself alone, or in a transition, you dream more. These are also the times when you read books.
Anne EnrightThere are men who would do anything, asleep, and I'm not sure what stops them when they wake. I do not know how they draw the line.
Anne EnrightAnd what amazes me as I hit the motorway is not the fact that everyone loses someone, but that everyone loves someone. It seems like such a massive waste of energy -- and we all do it, all the people beetling along between the white lines, merging, converging, overtaking. We each love someone, even though they will die. And we keep loving them, even when they are not there to love any more. And there is no logic or use to any of this, that I can see.
Anne Enright