I don't mean it to sound egomaniacal, but in a way, for me, it was very useful to imagine that I was the only one who was taking pen in hand. I'd always been told that it was impossible to be published, so I was writing only for myself. Jane Hamilton egomaniacalhandimagine share on social
I just assumed that if you were a girl-child, you were supposed to grow up and write. Jane Hamilton assumechildgirl Change image and share on social
I grew up studying dance, taking ballet lessons. Jane Hamilton balletdancegrow Change image and share on social
I needed my own territory, and I didn't know how I was going to get it. And so I took my frustrations and plugged them into someone entirely different from me. I wanted to see if I could slip into someone else's skin. Jane Hamilton frustrationneedplug share on social
As a species, we would not have survived without humor. Jane Hamilton humorspeciessurvive Change image and share on social
All I hope, selfishly, is that there will be real books until the day I draw my last breath. Jane Hamilton bookbreathday Change image and share on social
'Never change' is the thing that probably high school students have written in each other's yearbooks for time immemorial. They think that command is possible! Jane Hamilton changecommandhigh Change image and share on social
I think we're all more alike than we want to believe sometimes. Jane Hamilton alike Change image and share on social
I don't think that talking to anybody can help you - a writer or a nonwriter. So what do I do in Wisconsin? I don't know. I just slug through it. Jane Hamilton nonwriterslugtalk Change image and share on social
