In prose, I think you sometimes have to write in very plain language, where every line may not seem to be so important, though in all writing every line is important. Grace Paley importantlanguageline Change image and share on social
I developed a definition - which I think becomes less and less accurate as poetry moves into the world - that poetry was a way of speaking to the world, but fiction was a way to get the world to speak to me. Grace Paley accuratedefinitiondevelop share on social
You become a writer because you need to become a writer - nothing else. Grace Paley writer Change image and share on social
I didn't write any fiction until I was past thirty. Grace Paley fictionpastthirty Change image and share on social
I see women as oppressed, but I don't see them as victims; I see them rising all the time. I see them as very strong. Grace Paley oppressrisestrong Change image and share on social
I often see through things right to the apparition itself. Grace Paley apparitionthing Change image and share on social
What I generally tell a class is that if you're not interested in anybody else's work but your own, take another class. Grace Paley classgenerallyinterest Change image and share on social
That's the trouble with stories. People start out fantastic. You think they're extraordinary, but it turns out as the work goes along, they're just average with a good education. Grace Paley averageeducationextraordinary Change image and share on social
In the end, long life is the reward, strength, and beauty. Grace Paley beautyendlife Change image and share on social
