I first read 'Madame Bovary' in my teens or early twenties. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes bovary early madame
I started writing the one-sentence stories when I was translating 'Swann's Way.' There were two reasons. I had almost no time to do my own writing, but didn't want to stop. And it was a reaction to Proust's very long sentences. Lydia Davis longproustreaction share on social
I think I have a sense right in the beginning of how big an idea it is and how much room it needs, and, almost more importantly, how long it would sustain anybody's interest. Lydia Davis beginbigidea Change image and share on social
I would recommend, definitely, developing a 'day job' that you like - don't expect to make money writing! Lydia Davis daydevelopexpect Change image and share on social
I always wanted to be Jo in 'Little Women.' She's a bit reckless and feckless, always getting into trouble like me. But I'm probably more like Madame Bovary. Sue Townsend bitebovaryfeckless Change image and share on social
I always wanted to be Jo in 'Little Women.' She's a bit reckless and feckless, always getting into trouble like me. But I'm probably more like Madame Bovary. Sue Townsend bitebovaryfeckless Change image and share on social
In early 1993, when I was 12, I was separated from my family as the Sierra Leone civil war, which began two years earlier, came into my life. Ishmael Beah begincivilearly Change image and share on social
