The Little Friend is a long book. It's also completely different from my first novel: different landscape, different characters, different use of language and diction, different approach to story. Donna Tartt approachbookcharacter Change image and share on social
Sometimes you can do all the right things and not succeed. And that's a hard lesson of reality. Donna Tartt hardlessonreality Change image and share on social
The job of the novelist is to invent: to embroider, to color, to embellish, to make things up. Donna Tartt colorembellishembroider Change image and share on social
The novel is about five students of classics who are studying with a classics professor, and they take the ideas of the things that they're learning from him a bit too seriously, with terrible consequences. Donna Tartt biteclassicconsequence share on social
I think innocence is something that adults project upon children that's not really there. Donna Tartt adultchildinnocence Change image and share on social
It's hard for me to show work while I'm writing, because other people's comments will influence what happens. Donna Tartt commenthardinfluence Change image and share on social
