"I think we fall in love and become adults and become citizens in a way by writing stories about ourselves."

-- Mary Karr

#Falling In Love Quotes #Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Never, ever ask a former clergyman to say the blessing over a holiday dinner. Not if you like your dinner warm, anyway.”

Source : "Blue Christmas". Book by Mary Kay Andrews, 2006.
“I'm working on a novel about a girl who grows up in the circus and her relationship with her father, who grew up in Hungary when it was under Soviet control and left during the 1956 revolution. It is told from both of their perspectives, and has been a joy (and very frustrating) to research and write. Needless to say, I am very excited about my next project!”
“One may forgive infidelity, but one does not forget it.”
“The menu is not the meal.”
“For a long time I managed to think two things simultaneously, that I am actually a good playwright, and that the next time I write a play I will be revealed as someone who is no good at all.”
“There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than follow your passions â€“ in a way that serves the world and you.”
“To know enough about things is one prerequisite for (having) wonderful ideas.”
“There is in reality no such thing as modern art. Art is carried on up and down in immense cycles through centuries and civilizations.”

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