American - Author | December 2, 1963 -
In my experience, surgeons tend to need boatloads of attention.
Ann Patchett
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My father was a police officer in Los Angeles.
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I'm disappointed by well-written novels that only deal with two or three people.
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My degree of closeness to my step-siblings varies among the seven, but I have a great sense of loyalty to all of them, especially the four from my childhood. If those people needed my help, I would be there for them.
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I have been shown so much kindness in my life, so for me to write books about good, kind people seems completely natural.
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I've been writing the same book my whole life - that you're in one family, and all of a sudden, you're in another family, and it's not your choice, and you can't get out.
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I go through long periods of time when I don't write, and I'm fine.
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Writing is an amazing place to hide, to go into the rabbit hole, and pull the trap door down over your head.
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I think someone gets stitches in all my novels.
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The '70s were a different time as far as parenting was concerned. People left their kids in the car with the windows cracked while they went to the grocery store.
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You learn every time you write a book, and then you take that new knowledge and experience into the next book. Hopefully, every time, you raise the bar.
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