Alice McDermott

Quotes by Alice McDermott

 

A perfect poem you can't pin down and say, 'This is exactly what it meant to me.' It's not a self-help manual.

Alice McDermott

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I'm not usually drawn to memoir - many run the risk of self-aggrandizement or score-settling.

Alice McDermott

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Loss is inevitable - you have to be blind or naive to think otherwise.

Alice McDermott

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The flaw of an amateur is to assume what's in our head is what's on the page.

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