Women are obviously much more discriminated against than men in many ways. Ann Beattie discriminatemanway 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
I don't even correct people when they mispronounce my name now. Ann Beattie correctmispronouncepeople Change image and share on social
I think I write about things that are mysterious to me. Ann Beattie mysteriousthingwrite 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
I feel that these stories are being written to articulate certain confusions and disappointments, and I do mean to shake up the reader, and I do hope they're on target. Ann Beattie articulateconfusiondisappointment Change image and share on social
There is some reason, obviously, that you are drawn to your material, but the way in which you explore it might come to be quite different from what you would expect. Ann Beattie drawexpectexplore Change image and share on social
Quite often my narrator or protagonist may be a man, but I'm not sure he's the more interesting character, or if the more complex character isn't the woman. Ann Beattie charactercomplexinterest Change image and 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
