Tom Perrotta Quotes

There's not some finite amount of pain inside us. Our bodies and minds just keep manufacturing more of it.

I was also known as Frodo because I was an early adopter of 'The Lord of the Rings.

I know very few writers who outline fully before they start. It just doesn't seem possible to do, because so many things don't come out until you're absolutely knee-deep in the world.

My mythic version of America is very much about parents and children, and in my experience, the suburban setting is where that particular drama plays out. Which isn't to say that there aren't parents and children in cities or on farms. I just don't know them.

I used to describe myself as a comic novelist, but my concerns seem to have darkened over the past few years.

My novels are certainly more exciting than my own life.

Jill felt an emptiness open inside of her as she lifted her arm, a sense that something vital was being subtracted from her life. It was always like that when somebody you cared about went away, even when you knew it was inevitable, and it probably wasn't your fault.