I think, really, that the only way a person can open their heart to someone who is so much another is really by knowing them... whether that's in a classroom, or a soccer team, or a food pantry, or any of those things. I mean, we're kind of more alike than we are different. Elizabeth Strout alikeclassroomfood share on social
I love the comfort of daily life's routines: things like being able to read a paper on the subway. It's no accident that my favourite word is 'quotidian.' Elizabeth Strout accidentcomfortdaily Change image and share on social
I was a pretty terrible lawyer. A really, really terrible lawyer. Elizabeth Strout lawyerprettyterrible Change image and share on social
For years I did most of my reading on the F train between Brooklyn and Manhattan. I had long commutes, and I read tons of books on that train; I loved it. Elizabeth Strout bookbrooklyncommute Change image and share on social
I do write by hand. I just think - I don't know, it's a physical thing for me. It's a bodily thing. It literally has to earn its way through my hand. Elizabeth Strout bodilyearnhand Change image and share on social
I've always been tremendously interested in criminal law. It goes to a deep interest I have in prisons and the criminal element, and what we do as a society with it. I've always been touched by the idea of criminality. Elizabeth Strout criminalcriminalitydeep share on social
Bullies are just frightened people. Elizabeth Strout bullyfrightenpeople Change image and share on social
I don't especially like to travel, not the way many people do. I know many people that love to go to far-off and different places, and I've never been like that. I seem to get homesick as quickly as a child. Elizabeth Strout childhavehomesick share on social
If you get divorced in New York, you go into therapy and will talk to anybody you meet on the sidewalk about it. Elizabeth Strout divorcemeetsidewalk Change image and share on social
My parents were very, very, very strict. Elizabeth Strout parentstrict Change image and share on social
