Top 28 Quotes by Lydia Davis

I see people sometimes who remind me of my narrators.

I do see an interest in writing for Twitter. While publishers still do love the novel and people do still like to sink into one, the very quick form is appealing because of the pace of life.

Often, the idea that there can be a wide range of translations of one text doesn't occur to people - or that a translation could be bad, very bad, and unfaithful to the original.

I think the close work I do as a translator pays off in my writing - I'm always searching for multiple ways to say things.

I find teaching - I like it, but I find just walking into the classroom and facing the students very difficult.

I follow my interests pretty - I don't like the word 'intuitively.' I follow them in a kind of natural way, without questioning them too much.

I always interrupt work with other work, either in a small way or big way, so that's normal.

I don't like to hurt people's feelings, and I don't like to knock other writers as a matter of principle.

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.

I would recommend, definitely, developing a 'day job' that you like - don't expect to make money writing!