Books about women and children are not valued in the same way as a book about war. And why is that? I don't know. Jayne Anne Phillips bookchildvalue Change image and share on social
I don't do much rewriting, because each paragraph is very carefully put together. Jayne Anne Phillips carefullyparagraphput Change image and share on social
Writing provides no guarantees. And writers who stay with writing do it for reasons that are larger than self. Jayne Anne Phillips guaranteelargereason Change image and share on social
I tell my students that being a writer is like being a member of a medieval guild and that what we are doing is very subversive and very important. Jayne Anne Phillips guildimportantmedieval Change image and share on social
I write line by line, by the sound and the weight and the music of the words. Jayne Anne Phillips linemusicsound Change image and share on social
Divinity. That's what I'm trying to get at, in everything I write. Jayne Anne Phillips divinitywrite Change image and share on social
Character and story are suggested by the voice in the words themselves. Jayne Anne Phillips characterstorysuggest Change image and share on social