I tried writing fiction as a little kid, but had a teacher humiliate me, so didn't write again until I was a senior in college. Janet Fitch collegefictionhumiliate 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
I started writing when I was 21. I was going to become an historian. And then I realized there was more to the world than just the past. I didn't want to spend my life in the library. Janet Fitch historianlibrarylife Change image and share on social
My perfect day would be to go on a picnic up Mt. Wilson with Christopher Isherwood, Greta Garbo, Aldous Huxley, and Bertrand Russell. Janet Fitch aldousbertrandchristopher Change image and share on social
The writer is both a sadist and a masochist. We create people we love, and then we torture them. The more we love them, and the more cleverly we torture them along the lines of their greatest vulnerability and fear, the better the story. Janet Fitch cleverlycreatefear share on social
Anytime you work with materials that are deep parts of yourself, you feel revulsion at showing things about yourself that you don't want people to know. Janet Fitch anytimedeepfeel Change image and share on social
As a person with terrible handwriting, I love the computer. I've waited all my life for the computer. Janet Fitch computerhandwritinghave Change image and share on social
I think that Oprah's on a mission to improve the lives of the average American in various ways. And one of them is to bring literature to people who would normally not be quite as demanding in their reading tastes, to show them writing that can be more than just entertainment. Janet Fitch americanaveragebring share on social
I kept sending out stories and getting rejected. Janet Fitch rejectsendstory Change image and share on social
