When I lived in New York, not only did I have safety locks on the door but I had the music going, keeping the city at a distance, trying to find creative time and peace and so forth. Ann Beattie citycreativedistance Change image and share on social
Well, a few years ago I think I could have given you a more enthusiastic answer about that but in the last few years, for the first time in my life, I really haven't listened to much music. I used to work with music on and now I don't. Ann Beattie agoanswerenthusiastic share on social
Also minimalism is a term that all of us who share so little in common and who are lumped together as minimalists are not terribly happy with. Ann Beattie commonhappylump Change image and share on social
I must say also that it's never worked to my disadvantage that I have long, blond hair. Ann Beattie blonddisadvantagehair Change image and share on social
I don't write about things that I have the answers to or things that are very close to home. It just wouldn't be any adventure. It wouldn't have any vitality. Ann Beattie adventureanswerclose Change image and share on social
I don't even correct people when they mispronounce my name now. Ann Beattie correctmispronouncepeople Change image and share on social
It's interesting, though, that in daily life, I think of myself as being relatively unobservant. Ann Beattie dailyinterestlife Change image and share on social
It's often been said that I'm an extremely depressing, cynical writer. I've never known what to make of that. Ann Beattie cynicaldepressextremely Change image and share on social
I could name a few songs and say exactly what summer they came out and what boy I thought I was in love with when I was fourteen years old, but I think that music used to be really more a part of the culture when people went out dancing in a different way than they do now. Ann Beattie boyculturedance share on social
You have to figure out who the right person is to tell the story. And often, people who are very self-aware will only sound as if they are pontificating if they tell the story. Ann Beattie awarefigurepeople Change image and share on social
