I'm not nearly smart enough or imaginative enough to tackle the novel form. Never happen. Mary Karr formhappenimaginative Change image and share on social
I get about five memoirs per week in my mailbox, and few of them inspire anything but a desire to pick up the channel changer. Mary Karr changerchanneldesire Change image and share on social
I don't have a copy of my books, and the degree to which I never read them is profound. I never look. Mary Karr bookcopydegree Change image and share on social
I find a great deal of comfort and care in my faith and prayer. I'd sooner do without air than prayer. Mary Karr aircarecomfort Change image and share on social
My idea of art is, you write something that makes people feel so strongly that they get some conviction about who they want to be or what they want to do. It's morally useful not in a political way, but it makes your heart bigger; it's emotionally and spiritually empowering. Mary Karr artbigconviction share on social
People who didn't live pre-Internet can't grasp how devoid of ideas life in my hometown was. The only bookstores sold Bibles the size of coffee tables and dashboard Virgin Marys that glowed in the dark. Mary Karr biblebookstorecoffee share on social
Young writers often mistakenly choose a certain vein or style based on who they want to be, unconsciously trying to blot out who they actually are. You want to escape yourself. Mary Karr baseblotchoose Change image and share on social
I'm always astonished by the confidence my readers put in me. Mary Karr astonishconfidenceput Change image and share on social
The truth is when I went to graduate school I would've said I was among the least talented of the students, I was certainly the least smart, or less educated. But I worked very hard. Mary Karr educategraduatehard Change image and share on social
The thing I have to do as a writer, and that God permits me to do, is that I have to be willing to fail. Mary Karr failgodpermit Change image and share on social
