What interests me is whatever it is that allows the heart to continue to yearn for something the intelligence knows is impossible to have: a lost love, a shelter from life's blows, the return of a time past, even a connection to the dead. Alice McDermott blowconnectioncontinue share on social
I'm a coastal person. I grew up in Long Island and lived in San Diego. I felt landlocked in Pittsburgh. Psychically, it just wasn't the place for me. Alice McDermott coastaldiegofelt Change image and share on social
Loss is inevitable - you have to be blind or naive to think otherwise. Alice McDermott blindinevitableloss Change image and share on social
Any adjective you put before the noun 'writer' is going to be limiting in some way. Whether it's feminist writer, Jewish writer, Russian writer, or whatever. Alice McDermott adjectivefeministjewish Change image and share on social
I'm writing all the time. I tend to work on at least two books simultaneously. I'll spend time with one, and then I'll spend time with the other. Finishing takes whatever time it takes. Alice McDermott bookfinishsimultaneously Change image and share on social
For me, having characters who are part of a faith then allows me to talk about how that faith either works or fails them without having to attack the institution. Alice McDermott attackcharacterfail Change image and share on social
Memory is not pure. Memories told are not pure memories; memories told are stories. The storyteller will change them. I've always been interested in that. Alice McDermott changehaveinterest Change image and share on social
All my friends had grandparents who had accents. I thought all grandparents were supposed to have accents. My friends were all second-generation, as I was. Alice McDermott accentfriendgeneration Change image and share on social
I think 'Charming Billy' ultimately is a novel about faith and what we believe in and, above all, what we choose to believe in. Alice McDermott billycharmchoose Change image and share on social
