I wouldn't want to tweet to anyone who would be interested in my tweets. Alice McDermott interesttweet Change image and share on social
The thing that fiction can do is look from the inside out rather than from the outside in. Even memoir leaves me somewhat frustrated. I think now we need a poet to uncover what isn't on the surface. Alice McDermott fictionfrustrateinside Change image and share on social
I was the youngest; I had two imperious older brothers - I didn't get to often complete sentences at the dinner table. So writing was a way of saying what nobody asked me to say. Alice McDermott askbrothercomplete Change image and share on social
Family dynamics are true over time, across generations and different cultures. Alice McDermott culturedynamicfamily Change image and share on social
My own 'sentimental favorite' is always the novel I haven't yet written - I suppose that's the one I consider my 'masterpiece' as well. Alice McDermott favoritemasterpiecesentimental Change image and share on social
Character is primary. What happens as far as plot and events is not as intriguing to me as what's happening inside this particular person. Alice McDermott charactereventhappen Change image and share on social
Right away I think of two books - 'Wuthering Heights' and 'Rebecca' - and of just sinking into them as a young reader. I think they must have appealed not just to my romantic adolescent soul, but I suppose there's also an appealing darkness in both of them. Alice McDermott adolescentappealbook share on social
I was born in Brooklyn, but I never lived there. Alice McDermott bearbrooklynlive Change image and share on social
Most of the characters I write with don't think an awful lot about their faith. They're not always questioning the church or feeling confined by the church or rebelling against the church. Alice McDermott awfulcharacterchurch Change image and share on social
I know Irish-American people. I know what their homes look like. I know what they have for dinner. I know how they turn a phrase. Alice McDermott americandinnerhome Change image and share on social
