I think of myself as someone with a kind of Tourette's. I cannot help saying the thing you're not supposed to say. Francine Prose kindsupposething Change image and share on social
Of course, I've always read. I started when I was four years old and just didn't stop. I read all the time. Francine Prose havereadstart Change image and share on social
Fact-checking is so boring compared to writing fiction. Francine Prose borecheckcompare Change image and share on social
Long before the idea of a writer's conference was a glimmer in anyone's eye, writers learned by reading the work of their predecessors. They studied meter with Ovid, plot construction with Homer, comedy with Aristophanes; they honed their prose style by absorbing the lucid sentences of Montaigne and Samuel Johnson. Francine Prose absorbaristophanecomedy share on social
I remember, when I was a little kid, I was good at sports, and I could jump off the high board. And then puberty hit, and suddenly I was looking to boys for direction. I remember that as a great loss. Francine Prose boardboydirection Change image and share on social
I went through college in the 1960s without having any idea that I was going to have to make a living. When I graduated in 1968 it was quite a shock to find out that there was a world out there and that it wasn't going to support me. Francine Prose 1960scollegefind share on social
I wrote about four novels before I wrote a word of journalism. Francine Prose journalismnovelword Change image and share on social