Most people use twenty verbs to describe everything from a run in their stocking to the explosion of an atomic bomb. Janet Fitch atomicbombdescribe Change image and share on social
My mother was an enthusiastic chef but wildly disorganized, and often preferred purchasing yet another jar of mace or chili powder rather than having to hunt down its last incarnation. Janet Fitch chefchilidisorganize Change image and share on social
A lot of people think they should be happy all the time. But the writer understands you need both. You need the whole piano: the richness of the whole human experience. Depression, suffering and anger are all part of being human. Janet Fitch angerdepressionexperience share on social
As an undergraduate, I had not studied literature - I was a history major. Janet Fitch historyliteraturemajor Change image and share on social
When you have success, people think you know what you're doing, and you start to agree with them, you think you can conquer the world. But you go from grandiosity to panic. Janet Fitch agreeconquergrandiosity Change image and share on social
The thing that makes vivid writing is when the reader is in the body of the story, the body of the character. Things smell like something; there's weather, there's texture, there's light. Janet Fitch bodycharacterlight Change image and share on social
Most women experience issues of power and sexuality, but very few women talk about it. There's the threat of the loss of approval. Janet Fitch approvalexperienceissue Change image and share on social
Amazon is a marvelous conglomeration and delivery system for products of every imaginable function. But the book 'business' is really not the same as the sale of lawn rakes or adapters for telephones. Janet Fitch adapteramazonbook Change image and share on social
I use my fiction to explore my own unconscious issues. I usually don't even know what's going on with me until I'm writing. That doesn't mean my books are autobiographical. Janet Fitch autobiographicalbookexplore Change image and share on social
To make films, you have to have boundless energy; you have to work and play with others really, really well, and I'm really a more contemplative kind of person. I like to sit at home and think, a lot. Janet Fitch boundlesscontemplativeenergy Change image and share on social
