American - Author | December 2, 1963 -
I think it's brain chemistry. I'm a positive, cheerful person, and I think it is absolutely the luck of the draw. I think the life I have had has come largely from the chemicals in my head. I see my life as good, and I think, a lot of times, if you see your life as good, then that's how it turns out.
Ann Patchett
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I think I would probably have been a good mother.
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My favorite thing about Nashville is the parks.
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Anyone who doesn't read doesn't have any business writing.
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I don't really cry.
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I had a real computer solitaire problem. I'd gotten to the point where I had to win a game before I could write, and each time I got up to get a cup of water, I had to win a game. It was a nightmare.
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I'm just such a Luddite, and I want to write books about Luddites.
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I don't know how to write a novel in the world of cellphones. I don't know how to write a novel in the world of Google, in which all factual information is available to all characters. So I have to stand on my head to contrive a plot in which the characters lose their cellphone and are separated from technology.
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I'd like to read all of Proust.
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I kissed John Updike as he presented me with an award. It wasn't the best kiss as far as kisses go, but I hold the fact that I kissed John Updike, that he kissed me, very close to my heart.
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I've never had a terrible job. I've been a cook, waitress, bookseller, teacher, freelance writer. I know what the bad jobs are, and I haven't done them.
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I believe I can solve others' problems. It's great when it works, but for the most part, it's very unappealing.
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