I was a pretty terrible lawyer. A really, really terrible lawyer. Elizabeth Strout lawyerprettyterrible Change image and share on social
I don't think there's anybody I write about who I don't care for deeply in some way, no matter what their behavior is. Elizabeth Strout behaviorcaredeeply Change image and share on social
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'm drawn to New England because that's where my roots are, and I miss it. I come from many generations of New Englanders, and so, in my writing, I've been drawn back there to the landscape and the light and the type of personality that's revealed. Elizabeth Strout backdrawengland share on social
I'm writing for my ideal reader, for somebody who's willing to take the time, who's willing to get lost in a new world, who's willing to do their part. But then I have to do my part and give them a sound and a voice that they believe in enough to keep going. Elizabeth Strout giveideallose 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
Oh, I do a tremendous amount of rewriting. I just obsessively rewrite. Although sometimes there are sections, sometimes you're just lucky and a paragraph will just kind of come out. And that's great. But that's not ordinary in a day's work. Elizabeth Strout amountdaygreat share on social
My parents were very, very, very strict. Elizabeth Strout parentstrict Change image and share on social