Top 26 Quotes by Tom Perrotta

About Tom Perrotta

These are some quotes by American author Tom Perrotta Novelist, who was born on August 13, 1961.

I don't really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when I'm writing. The two go together - I'm interested in inhabiting my characters, seeing the world through their eyes.

I don't really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when I'm writing. The two go together - I'm interested in inhabiting my characters, seeing the world through their eyes.

Tom Perrotta

I really wanted to be a musician, but it turned out I had no sense of time.

I really wanted to be a musician, but it turned out I had no sense of time.

Tom Perrotta

When things don't go well, it helps to think of yourself as a genius and the rest of the world as a bunch of idiots.

When things don't go well, it helps to think of yourself as a genius and the rest of the world as a bunch of idiots.

Tom Perrotta

As for writing about temptation, there's no drama without temptation, and no novel without drama.

As for writing about temptation, there's no drama without temptation, and no novel without drama.

Tom Perrotta

I've been a little bit obsessed with religion, without being a religious person, for about a decade.

I've been a little bit obsessed with religion, without being a religious person, for about a decade.

Tom Perrotta

I'm not sure that it's possible to write a novel about people who don't transgress or stumble, people who don't surprise themselves with the things they do, people who can explain all their actions with perfect logical consistency. At least it's not possible for me to write that sort of novel.

Tom Perrotta

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