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Edith Pearlman Quotes

American - Writer | June 26, 1936 -

I know a lot of single people who are not miserable as society tells them they're supposed to be.

People Society Know Miserable Single

I have a skepticism toward romance. I believe that decency and companionship are, in the long run, more important in life.

Life Believe Long Important Run

The ordinary experiences of aging alter and clarify your view of past, present, and future.

Future Past Aging Present View Your

I wrote in the cellar for a number of years. I needed a private space, and it had a furnace, so it was always warm.

Space Warm Always Years Number Had

There's no rule I want to break or ever wanted to break - I find the conventional life gratifying - as long as I can sit at my typewriter, alone, for half a day.

Life Alone Day Long Find I Can

Tony Judt's remarkable 'The Memory Chalet' was written from the prison of mute immobility.

Memory Prison Remarkable Mute Tony

I always loved to read, and I wanted to be part of the project of literature. My physical longevity is due to luck, and my literary longevity is due to my physical longevity.

Luck Loved Literature Project Always

I think the computer is a hindrance to good writing because it is so tempting to leave what you've written. If you use a typewriter, you must retype if you make a mistake, and thus, you must re-examine every word.

Good Mistake Writing Think You Must

I was quite satisfied with my creative life. I've always had reinforcement from a small but devoted readership.

Life Creative Small Always Satisfied

I lived around the corner from Saul Bellow.

Corner Lived Around Saul

All the stories I write come from someone I've met or some anecdote I've heard.

Someone Write Come Stories Some Met

I wanted to publish a book simply to be buried with it; that's all I wanted. I had no ambition beyond that.

Ambition Book Beyond Publish Simply

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