We stay in the house so much because I am waiting for the telephone. I seem to be back in my teens, a period I thought I would never have to endure again: my life is spent hoping for things that only someone else can bring about.
Anne TylerPeople always talked about a mother's uncanny ability to read her children, but that was nothing compared to how children could read their mothers.
Anne TylerNot until the final draft do I force myself to remember that I'm going to have to think about how it will affect other people.
Anne Tyler