I work at the sentences. Many of the things people find distinctive about my writing, I think of as natural. Anne Enright distinctivefindnatural Change image and share on social
Recently I read the stories I wrote in my early 20s, to put in a volume. And here is this brittle young woman, writing about marriage as, not the worst thing, but the most boring thing that could happen to a person. Now I think I was wrong. I like to be proven wrong. Anne Enright 20sbadbore share on social
I'm really lucky with the people around me. They know me, so they don't confuse the issues, really. They know what a book is and they know who I am and they know the difference between the two. Anne Enright bookconfusedifference Change image and share on social
To be able to have the space to sit down and write has always been my central policy. Anne Enright centralpolicysit Change image and share on social
There often is a dark secret in books... There is often a gathering sense of dread; there's a gap sometimes in the text from which all kinds of monsters can emerge. Anne Enright bookdarkdread Change image and share on social
I do wish I could write like some of the American women, who can be clever and heartfelt and hopeful; people like Lorrie Moore and Jennifer Egan. But Ireland messed me up too much, I think, so I can't. Anne Enright americancleveregan share on social
I love the characters not knowing everything and the reader knowing more than them. There's more mischief in that and more room for seriousness, too. Anne Enright characterknowlove Change image and share on social
I can't think of anything you might say about Irish people that is absolutely true. Anne Enright absolutelyirishpeople Change image and share on social
If your life just falls apart early on, you can put it together again. It's the people who are always on the brink of crisis who don't hit bottom who are in trouble. Anne Enright bottombrinkcrisis Change image and share on social
I've heard people, usually writers, say that no one wrote a great book after winning the Booker, but I honestly did not feel any big pressure. 'The Gathering' did hang over me in that it was darker than I thought at the time. Anne Enright bigbookbooker share on social
