I’ve never quite believed that one chance is all I get.
Anne Tyler Quotes
Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does to people, how it can constitute a plot all on its own. So naturally, I am interested in old age.
Similar Quotes
Cricket is the greatest game that the wit of man has yet devised.
- Sir Pelham WarnerAdvertising is selling Twinkies to adults.
- Donald R. VanceThe struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompt...
- Herb GoldbergEach generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the ...
- Francis SchaefferEach had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had don...
- Ernst TollerComments on: "Anne Tyler Quotes: Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what..."
Birth: | 25th October, 1941 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Novelist, Writer |
Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and literary critic. She has published 19 novels, the best known of which are Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, The Accidental Tourist, and Breathing Lessons. The former two were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the third won it. She has also won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Ambassador Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 2012 she was awarded The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence.
Related Authors
Advertisement
Today's Anniversary - 8th November
Births
- 1960 - Michael Nyqvist
- 1916 - Peter Weiss
- 1952 - Alfre Woodard
- 1961 - Leif Garrett
- 1772 - William Wirt
Deaths
- 1970 - Napoleon Hill
- 1994 - Michael O'Donoghue
- 1998 - Rumer Godden
- 1988 - Kingman Brewster, Jr.
- 1920 - Abraham Kuyper
Quote of the day
Popular Topics
About Quoteswave
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Share with your friends