There are certain books that should be taken away from young writers; that should be prised out of their clutching fingers and locked away until they are all grown up and ready to read them without being smitten. Anne Enright bookclutchfinger share on social
I write anywhere - when I have an idea, it's hard not to write. I used to be kind of precious about where I wrote. Everything had to be quiet and I couldn't be disturbed; it really filled my day. Anne Enright daydisturbfill Change image and share on social
I'm quite interested in the absolute roots of narrative, why we tell stories at all: where the monsters come from. Anne Enright absoluteinterestmonster 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
In more static societies, like Ireland, you can tell where a person is from by their surname, or where their grandparents are from. Anne Enright grandparentirelandperson Change image and share on social
It is very hard to trace the effect of words on a life. Anne Enright effecthardlife Change image and share on social
There's no such thing as a life that is not normal, or, there's no such thing as a life that is not abnormal. We all have amazing lives; we all have very dull lives. Anne Enright abnormalamazedull Change image and share on social
If you can just actually let the character be for a bit, then you get the right sense. Anne Enright bitecharactersense Change image and 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 was raised in a very old fashioned Ireland where women were reared to be lovely. Anne Enright fashionirelandlovely Change image and share on social
