I love to think about chance - about how one little overheard word, one pebble in a shoe, can change the universe.
Anne TylerWhile armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put.
Anne TylerTime, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does to people, how it can constitute a plot all on its own. So naturally, I am interested in old age.
Anne TylerWe 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 Tyler