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
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
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
I wouldn't want to tweet to anyone who would be interested in my tweets. Alice McDermott interesttweet 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
I believe that the interior life is the same for all of us. And because they're steeped in faith, Irish-American Catholics are a people who have a language for the examined life. Alice McDermott americancatholicexamine 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
I was born in Brooklyn, but I never lived there. Alice McDermott bearbrooklynlive Change image and share on social
