I learned I could be miserable anywhere in the world. I learned I really was an American.
Lynne TillmanIt's not the writer who determines how good she is anyway. Writers don't determine that. It's readers who determine that.
Lynne TillmanReading gave me great comfort and pleasure. When I started being able to write, around seven or eight, I wanted to be able to do that myself, to create that other world.
Lynne TillmanI don't have the education of an art historian. I've certainly read about art and look at art and have educated myself to some extent. But I'm not a skilled or thorough art historian and I wouldn't call myself an art critic.
Lynne Tillman