When you're a little kid, you are small, your life is small - and you're terrifically aware of that. But when you read, you can ride Arabian horses across the desert, you can be a dogsledder. Janet Fitch arabianawaredesert Change image and share on social
I've always been concerned with what happens to children in our society when there's nobody left to take care of them. Janet Fitch carechildconcern Change image and share on social
L.A. is such a real, active place. My mother was very into the core of the city. She worked in politics, and you have to know your territory. It's an active matrix; we're all parts of it, but people don't often stop to wonder what's going on. Janet Fitch activecitycore share on social
I write every day, including weekends. For writers, there are no weekends. It's just that your family is around, looking mournful, wondering when you're going to pay attention to them. Janet Fitch attentiondayfamily Change image and share on social
You start realizing that good prose is crunchy. There's texture in your mouth as you say it. You realize bad writing, bland writing, has no texture, no taste, no corners in your mouth. I'm a great believer in reading aloud. Janet Fitch aloudbadbeliever share on social
I'm particularly fond of the Mulholland Fountain, at Riverside Drive and Los Feliz Boulevard, when it turns colors at night. Janet Fitch boulevardcolordrive Change image and share on social
I've been depressed many times in my life. But under it all I'm an optimist. Janet Fitch depresshavelife Change image and share on social
We don't have a unitary society anymore, you know; it's very fragmented. I look up and down my block in Silverlake and there is a different universe in every house. Janet Fitch anymoreblockfragment Change image and share on social
Dostoevsky was my literary idol for a long time. Janet Fitch dostoevskyidolliterary Change image and share on social
I have a hard time with abstractions. I always go to the personal. Janet Fitch abstractionhardpersonal Change image and share on social
