The purpose of fiction is not to make people seem nice. What makes anyone think people are nice? Look around you! Elizabeth Strout fictionmakenice Change image and share on social
My first job was when I was about 12, cleaning houses in the afternoons for different elderly women in town. I hated it. Elizabeth Strout afternooncleanelderly Change image and share on social
I don't ever really know where I get my characters from. Elizabeth Strout character Change image and share on social
As a novelist, I like the contained drama and complexity of the courtroom, though I don't watch those shows on TV. I prefer the hospital shows because I wanted to be a doctor. Elizabeth Strout complexitycontaincourtroom Change image and share on social
I love theater. I love sitting in an audience and having the actors right there, playing out what it means to be a human being. Elizabeth Strout actoraudiencehuman Change image and share on social
I don't think of myself as a fast reader. I just read a lot. When someone else might think, 'I might do the dishes,' I don't. But then the dishes multiply. Elizabeth Strout dishfastlot 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 sometimes miss the sense of excitement that I remember having when I was younger. I miss that sense of, 'Oh wow.' I think it's part of aging. Elizabeth Strout agingexcitementmis 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
The fact of the matter is I always have a really high sense of responsibility to the reader, whether it's a few readers that I get or a lot of readers, which I was lucky enough to get with 'Olive.' I feel responsible to them, to deliver something as truthful and straight as I can. Elizabeth Strout deliverfactfeel share on social
